Waste Management

Veolia to trial electric bin lorries powered by energy-from-waste

Waste management firm Veolia’s vehicle fleet is set to include two fully-electric bin lorries, which will be charged with power ...
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Waterford firm cleans up

WITH technology that facilitates pay-as-you-go waste collection, Waterford company, Kollect, is aiming to become the Uber of the waste industry ...
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IRELAND’S FIRST EVER PLASTERBOARD RECYCLING SERVICE GETS IN MOTION

Plasterboard manufacturer Gyproc today announced Ireland’s first plasterboard recycling service. This landmark new service which is being offered to its ...
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Southern Region’s Waste Management positive report card

The regional body that promotes best practice in waste management has issued a positive progress report for the Southern Region. ...
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New Multi-Agency Set Up To Tackle Waste Crime in East Midlands Region

Dublin City Council is responsible for co-ordinating and overseeing the enforcement of waste regulation in the East Midlands Region (EMWERLA) ...
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Waste Management Training Programme

44% of EU municipal waste recycled or composted

Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office, has announced that municipal waste generation in the EU was 475kg per capita in 2014, ...
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14 Tonnes of Cardboard Re-manufactured and Reused

Rebox Recycling re-manufacture cardboard boxes and layer pads into custom made cardboard boxes for their customers and for this reason ...
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Coveney Launches €240M Development Programme for Ireland Seafood Sector

The Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, today launched eight schemes to commence implementation of Ireland’s ...
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Bad weather in 2015 ranks Ireland 3rd in wind energy usage

With all the news of Ireland’s bombardment with wind and rain in 2015, it’s perhaps not surprising that it was ...
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Plan to build Tipperary hydro-plant

A company whose backers include construction groups Sisk and Roadbridge is planning to build a large-scale electricity generating plant in a disused mine. Siga ...
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Atlas Copco VSD vacuum pump saves energy at Polestar printing plant

Polestar, Europe’s largest independent printing company, is predicted to save more than £10,000 off the annual energy bill at its ...
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Oil prices plunge to 12 year lows

The 5 per cent losses to lows of $34.21/b follow escalating tensions between Saudi Arabi and Iran, which market players ...
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200 jobs at Alexion Pharmaceuticals amid €450m expansion

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, a biopharm company focused on serving patients with severe and rare disorders, is expanding its Irish operations, bringing ...
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