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Environmental Awareness Introduction

Sligo County Council employs an Environmental Awareness Officer charged with the task of increasing awareness in relation to current legislation, the promotion of sustainable waste management, litter control, supporting national campaigns and hosting a variety of practical and local environmental initiatives.

It is largely agreed that awareness and education are an essential provision for improving our environment. Target audiences for awareness activities are typically school children, youth groups, residents associations, tidy towns committees, small businesses and can include any group or individual that requires information on what practical measures they can take to help protect and enhance their local environment.

Contact the Environmental Awareness Officer at:
enviro@sligococo.ie
071 9111 908
Environment Services
Sligo County Council
Unit 9, Cleveragh Business Park
Sligo.

Key environmental messages are:

  1. Don’t litter and don’t tolerate those who do.
  2. Do not dump waste, sign up to a permitted refuse collector or use licensed facilities.
  3. Dog fouling is an environmental nuisance, in a built up areas you must clean up after your pet!
  4. Endeavour to minimise your waste, particularly when shopping.
  5. Use your ‘bag for life’.
  6. Use your kerbside recycling service – it will save you money as well as protect our environment!
  7. Use bring banks for glass bottles and jars and cans, but don’t leave materials at or about these facilities.
  8. Try composting – composting kits are available very cheap from the county council offices.
  9. Do not give waste to any person unless they hold a valid permit.
  10. Don’t burn waste, either in an open fire or in the back yard as even burning paper can release very harmful chemicals and dioxins into the environment.
  11. Support National Spring Clean - participate in a local cleanup event.
  12. Separate hazardous waste for safe disposal at the county’s civic amenity sites.
  13. Be energy conscious, when not in use, knock off lights, power off appliances and choose energy efficient labels A & B on new goods.
  14. Don’t pour chemicals or unknown products down the drain. Protect surface and groundwater, remember these are our drinking water sources.

Businesses:

Details on all of the below are available from environment services or from www.raceagainstrace.com take action section.

  1. ‘Action at Work’ packs are available for larger businesses to help reduce waste costs.  Available to download at above website. 
  2. ‘Small Change – small steps to manage Business Waste’ is a program for small businesses to help reduce costs and waste produced. Available to download at above website.
  3. It is illegal for commercial premises to use the domestic bring banks. 
  4. You are legally required to keep the ‘front of premises’ litter free.
  5. Businesses must also become compliant with the Waste Packaging Regulations.
  6. If your company or business is producing hazardous waste you are responsible for making sure that it is disposed of in a proper environmental manner. You will also require C1 documentation (consignment note) for the movement of hazardous waste within the state and TFS documentation (Transfrontier Shipment Form) for movement of hazardous or non-hazardous waste across state boundaries.

Farmers:

  1. Do not spread slurry in poor weather conditions.
  2. On site effluent treatment systems including septic tanks should be maintained annually.
  3. Don’t pour chemicals or unknown products down the drain. Protect surface and groundwater, remember these are our drinking water sources.


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