Fingal County Council employs an Environmental Educational Officer to promote Environmental Awareness Programmes, such as Green Schools, Fingal’s Greener Communities Competition, supporting the Community Environmental Action Fund (Local Agenda 21), the Anti-Litter and Anti Graffiti Fund, Green Dog Walker, Adopt a Patch, Stop Food Waste, Master Composter Workshops, Instruments Waste Prevention Project and Gum Litter Awareness.
Climate Change engagement is also part of the Awareness Programme.
Sustainable Living
See some sustainable living tips here for ideas on how you can be a better friend to your environment.
Relove Fashion Competiton 2020
Upcycling / Recycling Competition for Secondary Schools, This Competition is now closed.
Greener Communities
View information and material for environmental awareness in your community
Anti -Litter & Anti-Graffiti Fund 2020
Congratulations to the groups who won €2,000 to spend on Anti-Litter & Anti-Graffiti Community projects in 2020.
Instruments Project
In 2019 we started the Instruments Project whereby we clean and mend the instruments presented for disposal at our Recycling Centres (Swords Estuary and Coolmine).
Green Schools
The Green Schools programme promotes environmental awareness within schools to the point where it becomes an intrinsic part of the ethos of the school.
Sports Club Sustainability Competition 2020
Community Environmental Action Fund 2019-2020 (formerly Local Agenda 21)
Councils can provide financial assistance to local groups including community groups, schools and environmental Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to assist small-scale environmental projects which promote sustainable development.
ReUse Month 2020
October is National ReUse Month, a time to highlight the options for ReUse in our transition to a more sustainable society.
Composting & Stop Food Waste
Stop Food Waste is a national programme involving all Local Authorities. In Ireland we are generating at least 1 million tonnes of food waste each year with the majority of this managed in Ireland.
Nature Activity Competition
Whether you fancy getting outdoors or drawing your favourite native Irish mammal there’s an activity in here for everyone!
Gum Litter Awareness Campaign
Fingal is among 26 participating local authorities launching the “Bin Your Gum When You’re Done” campaign.
