Westport Green Business Hub launched by Cathaoirleach at Breakfast Event
Date: 10-03-2025
Mayo County Council with the support of Westport Chamber of Commerce, Westport Tidy Towns, and the One Westport group is proud to announce that the Westport Green Business Hub was launched by the Cathaoirleach of Mayo County Council, Cllr. John O’Hara at the Business Breakfast event on March 7th in the Leeson Enterprise Centre Westport.
The Business Breakfast was organised by the Environment, Climate Change and Agriculture Section of Mayo County Council as part of the programme of events for Mayo Local Enterprise Week and to support businesses in managing their businesses sustainably.
The morning ended with the launch of the Westport Green Business Hub Programme, a project which aims to foster local action on the circular economy and help businesses manage their waste correctly and run their businesses more sustainably.
Geraldine Horkan, CEO of Westport Chamber of Commerce welcomed the many businesses that attended. “On my behalf and on behalf of the President of Westport Chamber, Dermott Langan we are delighted to host this business breakfast and support the Westport Green Business Hub Initiative. It is great to see Westport being one of the earlier adopters of the programme and it fits very well with the ethos of Westport as a town that cares for the environment”.
Sharon Cameron, Environment Awareness Officer with Mayo County Council explained the benefits of the Green Hubs initiative to the businesses attending and encouraged participation in the programme.
‘A recent study by the EPA highlighted that 70% of the waste going in the commercial general waste bin could be diverted to the recycling and food waste bin. The Green Business Hub initiative will primarily provide resources and support to local businesses looking to adopt more sustainable waste management practices, particularly waste prevention strategies and improve waste separation within the 3-bin waste system”
This will include promotion of the suite of free materials, developed by My Waste. The www.mywaste.ie/business toolkit is a very clear, versatile resource which will assist the business community to standardise their waste bin labelling both within the premises and at the back door.
In addition, the campaign will publicly recognise businesses that demonstrate a commitment to sustainability through a campaign of promotion and displaying of Westport Green Business Hub sticker.
Businesses are invited to book a one-to-one session with Mayo County Council Environment Awareness Officer who will visit individual business premises to help identify simple changes to improve waste reduction, segregation and recycling. Email scameron@mayococo.ie or telephone 0949064217.