Poor Results For Ireland in Waste Management

A new report on how Member States manage their municipal waste shows that Ireland still has a long way to go. The Irish results are remarkably poor in areas such as decoupling of waste from consumption, access to waste collection services and the rate of waste going to landfills. Scoring 19 out of 42 points … Read more

The City Bin Co Wins Deloitte Management Award

The City Bin Co has been officially recognised for the third year in a row as one of Ireland’s leading businesses by retaining the prestigious Deloitte ‘Best Managed Companies’ award. The 2011 Deloitte ‘Best Managed’ designation is a symbol of corporate success, an award of excellence for companies that translate a core vision into a … Read more

Cork’s Bin War Heats Up

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

Mr Binman Launches ‘Bag for Life’ With WLR fm

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

Cork County Council Sells Waste Collection Business to Country Clean Recycling

Cork County Council has sold its waste collection business to Country Clean Recycling, following a competitive process involving a number of waste management companies operating in the private sector. Falling customer numbers, coupled with rising costs associated with a new EU Landfill Directive on the pre-treatment of waste, and the introduction of a VAT charge … Read more