Resources
Submission on Ireland’s third SDGs Plan
Zero Waste Alliance Ireland (ZWAI) advocates for a transformative approach to Ireland’s third SDG National Implementation Plan, emphasising zero waste principles, circular economy strategies and the integration of innovative solutions like hemp-based materials and nutrient recovery from wastewater. The submission highlights the potential of hemp to revolutionise construction, agriculture, energy sectors and proposes systemic reforms…
Submission on Environmental Legal Costs
Zero Waste Alliance Ireland welcomed the opportunity to submit observations on the proposed regulation of costs in certain environmental legal proceedings. We firmly contend that the proposed cost limits would significantly undermine access to justice, create a pronounced inequality of arms and have a chilling effect on public-interest environmental litigation. ZWAI maintains that the proposals…
IEN Conference for Irish NGOs – A Report
On 27 November 2025, we were delighted to hear about the Winter Conference being organised by the Irish Environmental Network (IEN), to which all IEN members and Public Participation Network (PPN) members were invited. Here you can find our report from the event, written bei Jack O’Sullivan and Janine Boscheinen.
Submission on the Draft 6th Nitrates Action Programme (NAP)
From the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. ZWAI welcomes this opportunity to engage in the consultation process and tocontribute to shaping Ireland’s Sixth Nitrates Action Programme (NAP). Weconsider that, despite ongoing programmes and investments, recentassessments still show water quality deterioration in many catchments acrossIreland. One of the key points of our submission is…
Submission on the Second Whole-of-Government Circular Economy Strategy 2026-2028
In response to the invitation by the Department of Climate, Energy and theEnvironment (DCEE) to make submissions, observations and comments onIreland’s Second Whole of Government Circular Economy Strategy, we areattaching a submission prepared by Zero Waste Alliance Ireland (ZWAI).
EU Framework of Regulatory Measures in the Areas of Agriculture and Food Safety
ZWAI welcomes the opportunity to engage in the consultation process and to contribute to this important discussion. Read our submission to the European Commission on the proposed targeted simplification of the EU framework of regulatory measures in the areas of agriculture and food safety below.
EU Roadmap Towards Nature Credits
Submission to the EU Commission. This submission was researched and written by Nazia Naheed Husain (ZWAI member), Sara Guigui (ZWAI member and Board member), Sarisha Harikrishna (ZWAI member), Jack Coffey (ZWAI member and Chairman) and Jack O’Sullivan (ZWAI founder and Vice-chair); with preliminary editing by Orla Coutin Fitzsimons and final editing by Jack O’Sullivan. Thanks…
Submission on the Draft National Policy Statement and Roadmap on Circular Textiles
Submission to Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment on the draft National Policy Statement and Roadmap on Circular Textiles. This submission was researched and written by our members Sara Borkent Guigui, Nazia Naheed Husain, Myrtille Coutin Fitzsimons and Mary Rafferty, with further research and final editing by Orla Coutin Fitzsimons, Sara Borkent Guigui and…
Submission to EU Commission on a New Policy Initiative and a New Agenda for Cities and Urban Areas
This submission was researched and written by Olena Larionova (ZWAI member),Cormac Forlot (ZWAI member) and Jack O’Sullivan (ZWAI founder and Vice-chair); with additional material by Orla Coutin Fitzsimons (ZWAI Staff) and Pamela Bartley (ZWAI member), and further research and final editing by Jack O’Sullivan. Thanks are due to Dalia Smelstoriūtė-O’Sullivan for assisting with formatting of…
Submission on Proposed EU Carbon Accounting Amendments for the LULUCF Sector
Thanks to our members Myrtille Coutin Fitzsimons, Nazia Naheed Husain and Jack O’Sullivan for your contributions to our recent submission to the European Commission on Proposed Draft Amendments to Delegated Regulation(EU) 2019/1122 for Carbon Accounting in the EU Registry under Regulation (EU) 2018/841 for the Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) Sector. Read…
Consultation on a Proposed Dalradian Gold Mine Project in the Sperrin Mountains, County Tyrone
Thanks to our contributing members Jack O’Sullivan and Alison Hough for you excellent contributions to this submission!
Aarhus Convention National Implementation Report 2025
Submission by ZWAI to the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, in Response to the Public Consultation on the Aarhus Convention National Implementation Report 2025. Special thanks to our members Sara Guigui, Jack O’Sullivan, Alison Hough and Patrick Meighan for your invaluable contributions, without your efforts this submission wouldn’t exist! Editing by Sara Guigui…
