Environmental Policy
South Tipperary County Council
Environmental Policy
South Tipperary County Council plays a vital role in providing key services to a population of 83,221. We are committed to the prevention of pollution and to managing and continually improving our environmental performance by implementing the certified Environmental Management Systems, ISO 14001 and EMAS. These systems provide a framework to evaluate, improve and report our environmental impacts in relation to our Environment and Physical Planning & Development Sections.
The Council continually aims to improve its environmental performance by:
- Formulating and implementing strategies and policies in a sustainable manner, i.e. linking the economic, social and environmental objectives of society in a balanced way
- Protecting and maintaining water quality
- Striving to achieve a litter-free county
- Managing the recovery, recycling and disposal of waste arising so as to promote waste prevention and minimisation wherever practicable
- Ensuring responsible and sustainable management of in-house waste
- Complying with all relevant environmental legislation
- Reporting on our regulatory functions, to appropriate bodies, as required
- Encouraging a high standard of environmental performance from ourselves, our suppliers and contractors
- Practising environmentally friendly purchasing and encouraging the sustainable use of materials
- Adopting energy and water saving measures to encourage the sustainable use of utilities
- Making information and advice on care for the environment readily available to the general public
- Ensuring that the environmental policy is communicated to all employees, suppliers and relevant contractors
- Educating, training and motivating staff to conduct their activities in an environmentally responsible manner
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Environmental Policy Oct 2011
EMAS
South Tipperary County Council has obtained EMAS certification for the following sites
Environment Section, Old Museum, Parnell Street, Clonmel, and County Hall, Emmet Street, Clonmel
Planning Section, County Hall, Emmet Street, Clonmel
Environmental Laboratory, Clonmel Wastewater Treatment, Plant, Waterford Road, Clonmel
Donohill Landfill and Civic Amenity Site, Garryshane, Co.Tipperary
Waller’s lot, Civic Amenity Site and Transfer Station, Cashel
EMAS uses ISO 14001 (International Standards Organisation) as its management system but goes beyond this by requiring organisations to involve employees at all levels, demonstrate continued compliance to environmental legislation and provide regular information about their environmental performance to the public in the form of the annual EMAS Statement. The EMAS statement is independently checked by an environmental verifier.
Further information on EMAS can be obtained here
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EMAS Statement 2010
