SmartBin, a fast-growing provider of cost-efficient, green technology solutions to the waste collection industry, has officially opened its new global headquarters in Dublin. The move follows a period of success for the company which saw it secure an additional Eur1.5 million in funding as it expands its global footprint into the North American waste collection … Read more
A proposal to build and manage a £40 million privately funded renewable energy plant at the Ballyutoag Road on the outskirts of Belfast by Veridis Energy, a waste specialist consortium led by Belfast-based Irish Recycling Services, has been rejected by planners. The proposed facility intended to treat commercial and industrial waste that cannot be recycled … Read more
South Dublin County Council is providing householders with a Brown Bin service for food and garden waste in order to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill. Brown Bins will be delivered to 75,000 households throughout South Dublin County over the coming weeks for food waste including cooked and raw meat and fish, rice, … Read more
New research, published by the EPA, shows how economic forecasts can be used to project waste generation and emissions of pollutants across Ireland. The ISus (Irish Sustainable Development) Model is based on the work of a three year study by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), funded under the EPA STRIVE research programme. The … Read more