Small Scale Study: Guidance on the beneficial use of dredging material

Dr Joseph Harrington & Gary Smith, November 2013

Year: 2013

This report provides guidance on the beneficial use of dredge material in Ireland. It provides information on dredge material characterisation, best international practice in dredge material management, a summary of current practice in Ireland and guidance on the relevant governing legislation.

Summary of findings: STRIVE 107 - Biodegradable Plastic from Farm-waste Plastic

Year: 2013

This summary report highlights the achievments of this project, which demonstrated the development of a technology for the conversion of post-consumer (farm) plastic into a biodegradable plastic.

Resource-efficient Ireland – Biodegradable Plastic from Farm-waste Plastic

Year: 2013

This project looks at upcycling waste plastic from Irish farms to a more valuable biodegradable form of plastic.

STRIVE 101 - Flow Technology – A green technology with a bright future

STRIVE Report 101: Kieran Nolan, Alexander Yavorskyy, Michael Oelgemöller, Oksana Shvydkiv, July 2013

Year: 2013

Currently, for every 1kg of active pharmaceutical product produced between 25 and 100kg of waste is generated. This project looks at new technologies that reduce water and energy requirements, offering cost savings and improved product yield, with less waste gnerated.

Summary of Findings - Spent Mushroom Compost Management and Options for Use

Summary of Findings - STRIVE Report 74, January 2012

Year: 2012

Summary of Findings - STRIVE Report 74

Spent Mushroom Compost Management and Options for Use

Final Report for the STRIVE-funded project: 2007-FS-WRM-12-S5, January 2012

Year: 2012

STRIVE Report 74 - Siobhán N. Jordan, Laura B. Holland and Suzanne U. Linnane

EPA-STRIVE Sustainable Environment Research in Ireland 2007-2011

Author: Shane Colgan, EPA, January 2012

Year: 2012

List of Sustainable Environment Projects funded by EPA Research Programme since 2007.

Summary of Findings - Hemp Lime Bio-composite as a Building Material in Irish Construction.

Summary of Findings - STRIVE Report 97, January 2012

Year: 2012

Summary of Findings - STRIVE Report 97

Summary of Findings - Development of specific bacterial detoxification enzymes as bioindicators and biosensors of environmental pollution

Summary of Findings - STRIVE Report 72, January 2011

Year: 2011

Summary of Findings - STRIVE Report 72

Development of specific bacterial detoxification enzymes as bioindicators and biosensors of environmental pollution

Final Report for the STRIVE-funded project: 2007-FS-WRM-5-M5, January 2011

Year: 2011

STRIVE Report 72 - Martina McGuinness and David Dowling

A Study of Pay-by-Use Systems for Maximising Waste Reduction Behaviour in Ireland

Final Report for the STRIVE-funded project: 2008-WRM-MS-6-S , January 2011

Year: 2011

STRIVE Report 84 - Abigail O’Callaghan-Platt and Tadhg Coakley

Summary of Findings - CIT’s Sustainable Campus Programme

Author : Dr. Mary Purcell, Cork Institute of Technology , January 2011

Year: 2011

Author : Dr. Mary Purcell, Cork Institute of Technology

Emissions form IPPC Industry: Quantifying Pollution Trends & Regulatory Effectiveness

Final Report for the ERTDI-funded project: 2006-FS-NE-38-M4, January 2010

Year: 2010

ERC Report 16 - David Styles and Michael B. Jones

Development of an Industry-Led Quality Standard for Source-Separated Biodegradable Material Derived Compost

Final Report for the ERTDI-funded project: 2006-WRM-DS-26, January 2009

Year: 2009

STRIVE Report 22 - M. Prasad & P. Foster

Summary of Findings - Development of an Industry-Led Quality Standard for Source-Separated Biodegradable Material Derived Compost

Summary of Findings - STRIVE Report 22, January 2009

Year: 2009

Summary of Findings - STRIVE Report 22

Summary of Findings - Implementation of an Urban Community Composting Programme

Summary of Findings - STRIVE Report 40, January 2009

Year: 2009

Summary of Findings - STRIVE Report 40

The Development of an Audit Methodology to Generate Construction Waste Production Indicators for the Irish Construction Industry

Synthesis Report for the ERTDI-funded project: 2001-WMWS-MS-1, January 2009

Year: 2009

STRIVE Report 26 - Mark Kelly and John Hanahoe

Implementation of an Urban Community Composting Programme

Final Report for the ERTDI-funded project: 2005-WRM-MS-34-M1, January 2009

Year: 2009

STRIVE Report 40 - Sarah Miller et al.

Summary of Findings - Occurrence and fate of pharmaceuticals and personal care products within sewage sludge and sludge-enriched soils

Summary of Findings - STRIVE Report 34, January 2009

Year: 2009

Summary of Findings - STRIVE Report 34

Occurrence and fate of pharmaceuticals and personal care products within sewage sludge and sludge-enriched soils

Final Report for the ERTDI-funded project: 2005-FS-30-M1, January 2009

Year: 2009

STRIVE Report 34 - Leon Barron et al.