As clothes banks and charity shops overflow, Ireland is preparing for extended producer responsibility textile legislation. Industry experience shows solutions are nuanced and take time and co-operation.
Killarney-based KWD Group is trying to acquire Bord na Móna Recycling in a deal reported to be worth €55 million. A majority of trade union members are not happy, however.
Batteries play an ever-increasing role in all aspects of our lives but finding an efficient and profitable way of recycling them is elusive. Now a new start-up with strong Irish links believes it has found the answer.
The Stockholm-based investor, which has €232 billion in assets under management, is set to acquire a majority stake in AMCS. It comes after a mega-deal for another Irish company this year.
Ubiquitous LCD screens contain valuable recoverable materials, as well as poisonous mercury. Votechnik has robotised their disassembly and is now exporting to Sweden and the US.
Between 2019 and 2021, the waste tycoon sold out of Beauparc in a billion-euro deal. Now, he is making his next moves via a web of investment companies operating from Merrion Square.
In the first of a three-part investigation, company, planning and legal files show how the waste tycoon is reinvesting funds from the sale of Beauparc into a string of new waste and energy ventures.
Under the name Bia Energy, the waste and energy entrepreneur is accelerating the completion of the beleaguered Dublin anaerobic digestor he acquired from Energia earlier this year.
Wasteland asks the filthy question of where everything we toss in the bin actually goes. It is an unlikely horror story that will haunt your daily life. In this podcast Oliver Franklin-Wallis talks about researching the book and investigating the bad actors that created our waste disaster.
Aisling Ryan leads Ryans Cleaning, a family-owned business that cleans up after concerts, race meetings and major events. The Tipperary businesswoman talks about sustainability, expanding internationally, and the nature of family businesses.
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