See the Tenders section of this website.

Closing date for submissions is 12 noon, 18th January 2012.

Notice of conclusion of audit

SWaMP2008 Conclusion of Audit Advert Nov 2011

In accordance with the Local Government (Accounts and Audit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006, notice is given that the audit of the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2011 has been concluded by the local government auditor.  

Any member of the public may –

(a)                inspect and make copies of the statements of accounts (or any part of it) prepared by the Council;

(b)               inspect and make copies of (or any part of it) any report made to the Council by the local government auditor;

(c)                require copies of any such statement or report (or any part thereof) to be delivered to him/her on payment of £10 for each copy.

The above documents may be inspected at The Council Offices, The Palace Demesne, Armagh or at the SWaMP2008 offices, Omagh Enterprise Company Ltd, Great Northern Road, Omagh, between the hours of 9am and 5pm Monday to Fridays.

In addition the statement of accounts may be viewed on the SWaMP2008 Website www.swamp2008.org.uk

Accounts to 31st march 2011

NI Environment Minister Alex Attwood congratulated the SWaMP2008 team, Jason Patterson, Graham Byrne and Councillor Pearse McAleer on the Waste Discovery Truck which has won a prestigious UK-wide Green Apple Award

SWaMP2008 has won a prestigious Green Apple Environment Award in a national campaign to find the UK’s greenest companies, councils and communities.        

 SWaMP2008 competed against more than 500 other UK nominations and will be presented with their Green Apple Award at a glittering presentation ceremony in the House of Commons in London on November 14.

SWaMP2008 has won the Green Apple Award for its innovative Waste Education Vehicle, a mobile classroom used to visit schools and community events throughout the south and west of the province.  It is providing vital education and resources to drive recycling awareness throughout the region. 

 Cookstown District Councillor Pearce McAleer, Chair of SWaMP2008, is thrilled with the award.  He said, “This is a real accolade for SWaMP2008.  The Green Apple Award is much sought-after in waste management and environmental circles across the UK.  We are delighted that an initiative like this has been recognised at a national level.

Chief Officer of SWaMP2008, Graham Byrne said, “As a region, SWaMP2008 currently has an average recycling rate of 37%.  By 2020, our target is to reach 50% recycling.  It is vital that the local community, and in particular, the next generation understand all the ways to improve the sustainability of resources by reducing, reusing and recycling their waste.  The new waste education vehicle is already proving to be a very valuable resource for the council recycling officers – it is completely booked up for schools’ visits over the next few months.”

The SWaMP2008 Waste Education Vehicle was funded through the DOE’s Rethink Waste capital funding.  Environment Minister, Alex Attwood congratulated SWaMP2008 on its achievement.  He said, “The Green Apple Award is great recognition for SWaMP2008.  This new mobile classroom, funded by DOE’s Rethink Waste fund, is an excellent tool to support the work being done by the eight local councils to educate the community. From this vehicle, people can learn how waste can be reduced, reused and recycled and how these activities contribute towards creating a more responsible, greener and sustainable future for us all.”

As a result of this success SWaMP2008 has been invited to have its winning paper published in The Green Book, the leading international work of reference on environmental best practice, so that others around the world can follow their example and learn from their experience

The Green Apple Awards began in 1994 and have become established as the UK’s major recognition for environmental endeavour among companies, councils, communities and countries.

The awards are organised by the Green Organisation, an independent, non-political, not activist, non-profit environment group dedicated to recognising and promoting environmental best practice.

Judges for the Green Apple Awards are drawn from the Environment Agency, the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, the Chartered Institution for Wastes Management and other independent bodies. Ends

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Graham Byrne, Chief Officer of SWaMP2008 said, “We wish Greenstar-Biogen well and are continuing the competitive tendering process with one remaining bidder – the Quinn Group.  

“Having been in detailed dialogue with both bidders for almost 12 months, we are at an advanced stage of negotiation on the full range of legal, technical and financial requirements of the contract. 

“We remain on track to deliver a robust and value for money solution that meets the needs of the region.”

Response tables to enquiries on tender documentation for each current tender have been added to the Tender page -  click Tenders for more details

Pupils from two schools in the SWaMP2008 Waste Management Region scooped the Junior and Senior Northern Ireland Environmental Youth Speak titles when the annual schools’ environmental speaking competition reached its climax at the Craigavon Civic Centre.

Sean King from Saint Joseph’s Primary School Meigh, in Newry and Mourne District Council, won the NI Junior title and Christopher Corry from Lismore Comprehensive, in Craigavon Borough Council, won the NI Senior title.

Both pupils had to fight off stiff competition to win their Regional SWaMP2008 heats and then faced the winning pupils from the arc21 and North West Waste Management Regions – the two other NI Waste Management areas.

More than one thousand pupils from right across Northern Ireland took part in the competition which began initially at Council level in March. Two representatives from all twenty six Councils then travelled to Craigavon on Thursday 14th April to compete in the Regional and NI Finals.

Environmental Youth Speak is designed to encourage environmental awareness among young people by giving them the opportunity to research and debate environmental issues. The topics for this year’s competition were “Rethink Your Waste – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” and “Love Food hate Waste”. The competition, organised by Northern Ireland’s three waste Management groups  – arc21 (Eastern region), SWaMP2008 (Southern Waste Management Partnership) and North West Region Management Group – with sponsorship from  Cookstown Textile Recyclers, continues to be a highlight in schools’ environmental calendar in Northern Ireland.

Sean and Christopher are pictured with Nuala Mc Keever, who compered the NI Final, and Deputy Mayor of Craigavon Borough Council Councillor Kieran Corr.

Nuala McKeever, Sean King St Joseph’s PS Meigh (Junior NI Winner), Christopher Corry Lismore Comprehensive Craigavon (Senior NI Winner), Councillor Kieran Corr, Deputy Mayor Craigavon Borough Council.

NOTE: All of the  Tenders below are now closed.

•           SERVICES FOR THE COLLECTION AND RECYCLING OF TYRES

•           SERVICES FOR THE COLLECTION DISPOSAL & TREATMENT OF ENGINE OIL,

            VEGETABLE OIL, PAINTS, VARNISHES & USED ENGINE OIL CONTAINERS

•           WASTE-RELATED CONSULTANCY SERVICES FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT

•           SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF WHEELED REFUSE COLLECTION CONTAINERS,

             HOME COMPOST UNITS AND CADDIES

Full details and tender documentation may be obtained by emailing Jason Patterson, Technical Officer, SWaMP2008 at the following address:

jasonpatterson@swamp2008.org.uk

NOTE: All of the above Tenders are now closed.

Mayor welcomes “Love Food Hate Waste”

 Cookery Demonstration to Newry

Mayor, Councillor Mick Murphy welcomed the Love Food Hate Waste campaign, and Chef Paula McIntyre from Radio Ulster, to Newry Buttercrane Shopping Centre. Shoppers were able to see great meals being cooked from leftovers which otherwise would be thrown away. The cookery demonstrations are part of the Department of Environment’s Rethink Waste campaign which is travelling around  Northern Ireland.

Councillor Murphy said “This event is a fantastic idea. I am amazed at just how much food we throw away annually. It is important that everyone in Newry and Mourne thinks about how they can reduce their food waste by, for example, using leftover food in imaginative ways.”

The Love Food Hate Waste campaign aims to raise awareness of food waste and therefore reduce the amount of food waste we send to landfill. In the UK £12 billion is spent every year buying and then throwing away good food which costs the average family £680 a year equating to around £50 per month. The campaign shows that by doing some easy practical everyday things in the home we can all waste less food, which will ultimately benefit our purses and the environment too.

Tara Cunningham, Recycling officer added “Each year Newry and Mourne District council landfills approximately 40,000 tonnes of waste of which food waste is a large percentage. I would encourage everyone to visit the Love Food Hate Waste web site for lots of useful tips and ideas for reducing their food waste – helping not only the environment but also saving them money.”

Why not  check out over 170 recipes using typical leftovers at www.lovefoodhatewasteni.org .  For additional tips and ideas on how you can reduce, reuse and recycle log on to www.rethinkwasteni.org. 

Pictured are :

L-R Peter Murray Manager Buttercrane Shopping Centre, Michele Shirlow Food NI, Tara Cunningham Recycling Officer Newry and Mourne District Council, Mayor Councillor Mick Murphy, Paula McIntyre BBC Radio Ulster Chef, Hazel Audley Rethink Waste NI and Patrict McShane Environmental Co-ordinator Newry and Mourne District Council.

Web Site LFHW Newry 11.02.11