Greyhound Recycling is an Irish
waste collection and
recycling company based in
Clondalkin, Dublin.
History
The company was founded in 1974 by Bernard and Maura Buckley, Currently it is headed by their sons Michael and Brian Buckley.
The company announced 100 new jobs in 2019, bringing the total employees in the firm to 600 people.
The company took over the waste collection business from
South Dublin County Council
South Dublin County Council ( ga, Comhairle Contae Átha Cliath Theas) is the authority responsible for local government in the county of South Dublin, Ireland. It is one of three local authorities created by the Local Government (Dublin) Act ...
in 2011,
making it one of the largest household recycling companies in Ireland.
In 2012, it took over the
Dublin County Council waste collection and it serves over 500,000 customers in 12 local authorities in Ireland, as well as operating renewable business interests in 15 countries in Europe and Asia.
In 2013 directors Michael and Brian Buckley were found guilty of failing to control emissions and odours coming from their main storage facility in Dublin, and sentenced to pay a fine along with legal costs and a contribution to two charities.
In August 2016 Greyhound bought the domestic waste collection businesses from its rival Panda and Greenstar in a merger process. As a part of
Recycling in the Republic of Ireland the company is now investing €35 million into its commercial division.
A 14-week
industrial dispute
Strike action, also called labor strike, labour strike, or simply strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to Labor (economics), work. A strike usually takes place in response to grievance (labour), employee grievance ...
in 2014 over pay cuts and redundancies ended with a settlement between the workers and the company,
Greyhound workers’ elected representatives, and the
SIPTU organisers involved in the dispute negotiated an agreement with management.
Awards
* All-Ireland Business All-Star accreditation was awarded to Greyhound Recycling in April, 2019.
* The Irish Logistics & Transport Awards in 2019 for Customer Focus Achievement.
* Community Focused Business 2019 award
References
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Companies based in Dublin (city)
Waste management companies of the United Kingdom