Castlemartyr Resort in East Cork has received an environmental award from Green Hospitality Ireland, the only Irish developed environmental certification standard for the hospitality sector. Following an audit from the Green Hospitality Programme in May 2010, Castlemartyr gained the award for its sterling green credentials. This means recognition of the hotel’s innovative efforts in introducing … Read more
Pioneers in the recycling of organic effluents and sludges using short rotation willow coppice plantations, Rural Generation, recently played host to a delegation of German and Austrian renewable energy experts and academics from one of the world’s leading biomass boiler manufacturers, KWB Biomass Heating Systems. The European delegation came to Northern Ireland on a special … Read more
The Government has announced the provision of €6 million in funding to assist local authorities in meeting the costs associated with the operation of their bring banks and civic amenity facilities for the period July to December 2009. A further €6 million will be made available to cover the period January to June 2010. The … Read more
Community leaders, individuals, politicians, local authority staff and people with an interest in reuse, recycling and community work are encouraged to attend the ‘Preventing Waste, Strengthening Communities Conference’ at the Civic Centre in Ballymun, Dublin 9 on Thursday, 7th October 2010. Organised by the all-island Community Recycling Network, this one-day event will include international speakers … Read more
Last year over 20 kilos of used packaging was recycled every second in Ireland according to packaging recycling scheme Repak. The results were announced at the launch of Repak Recycling Week which runs from October 4th to 10th and this year is encouraging people to recycle more by targeting recycling in the workplace. According to … Read more
Mr Binman, the County Limerick-based family owned and run waste collection and recycling company, is taking its ‘green revolution’ into County Cork, by providing a new and environmentally friendly waste collection service to the householders. Cork County Council recently sold its waste collection business following a Waste Management Review which highlighted decreasing customer members and … Read more
Avery Weigh-Tronix set a new Guinness World Record for the most people weighed on a scale at the same time. A total of 130 people took part in the record by standing on one of the company’s Bridgemont weighbridges at the Recycling and Waste Management show at the NEC in England. The 130 people weighed … Read more
Shabra Group, Ireland’s only fully integrated reprocessing, recycling, manufacturing and supply company for plastic bottles and film, has officially opened a new €3.5 million plastic bottle sorting plant at its site in Castleblayney, County Monaghan. The state-of-the-art extension, supported by the Enterprise Ireland Growth Fund, is the only one of its kind here and among … Read more
Mr Binman, the regional waste collection and recycling company, and Waterford radio station WLP fm have launched the Mr Binman/Deise AM Bag for Life campaign to reduce the use of plastic bags in the South East. Mr Binman is the current Repak Recycling Contractor of the Year and is constantly striving to increase the amount … Read more
Abbott’s diagnostic facility in Longford has been recognised by the global healthcare group’s leadership for its outstanding Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) performance and environmental excellence. The Longford site has been named as the Abbott EHS Manufacturing Plant of the Year 2009 at the global Environment, Health and Safety Excellence Awards which took place recently in … Read more