Greyhound Recycling

Greyhound Recycling is an Irish waste collection and recycling company based in Clondalkin, Dublin.[1]

Greyhound Recycling
Type of businessprivate company
Type of site
Waste recycling and recovery
Available inEnglish, Irish
Headquarters
Dublin, Ireland
OwnerMichael Buckley, Brian Buckley
Founder(s)Bernard and Maura Buckley
Key peopleMichael Buckley, Brian Buckley
Employees500
SubsidiariesGrehound Household, Greyhound Commercial, EcoMondis
URLgreyhound.ie/household-recycling-dublin
Current statusActive

History

The company was founded in 1974 by Bernard and Maura Buckley,[2] Currently it is headed by their sons Michael and Brian Buckley.[1] The company announced 100 new jobs in 2019, bringing the total employees in the firm to 600 people.[3]

The company took over the waste collection business from South Dublin County Council in 2011,[4] making it one of the largest household recycling companies in Ireland.[4] In 2012, it took over the Dublin County Council waste collection[5][6] 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.[4]

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.[7]

In August 2016 Greyhound bought the domestic waste collection businesses from its rival Panda and Greenstar in a merger process.[8] As a part of Recycling in the Republic of Ireland the company is now investing €35 million into its commercial division.[3]

A 14-week industrial dispute in 2014 over pay cuts and redundancies ended with a settlement between the workers and the company,[1][9] Greyhound workers’ elected representatives, and the SIPTU organisers involved in the dispute negotiated an agreement with management.[9]

Awards
  • All-Ireland Business All-Star accreditation was awarded to Greyhound Recycling in April, 2019.[10]
  • The Irish Logistics & Transport Awards in 2019 [11][12] for Customer Focus Achievement.
  • Community Focused Business 2019 award [13]

References
  1. O'Halloran, Barry. "Waste companies: a collection". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  2. Daly, Gavin. "The business interview: Out of the traps and cleaning up" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  3. McCrave, Conor. "100 new jobs set for Dublin as waste company announces expansion". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  4. "Greyhound buys south Dublin waste service". www.irishexaminer.com. 2011-03-21. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  5. O'Carroll, Sinead. "Dublin City Council to stop bin collection services". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  6. "Domestic Waste Collection Services | Dublin City Council". www.dublincity.ie. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  7. Tuite, Tom. "Greyhound directors spared convictions". The Irish Times.
  8. O'Halloran, Barry. "Greyhound to buy Pandagreen assets as merger proceeds". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  9. "Greyhound workers agree deal as 14-week strike ends". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  10. "Companies awarded top quality honours for highest standards". www.echo.ie. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  11. "► VIDEO: The 2019 Irish Logistics & Transport Awards winners". www.irishtimes.com. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  12. "Winners | The Irish Logistics & Transport Awards". FMAwards. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  13. "Ballymount Clondalkin Win At Business Awards". 14 May 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
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