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| Type of business | private company |
|---|---|
Type of site | Waste recycling and recovery |
| Available in | English, Irish |
| Headquarters | |
| Owner | Michael Buckley, Brian Buckley |
| Founder(s) | Bernard and Maura Buckley |
| Key people | Michael Buckley, Brian Buckley |
| Employees | 500 |
| Subsidiaries | Grehound Household, Greyhound Commercial, EcoMondis |
| URL | greyhound |
| Current status | Active |
Greyhound Recycling is an Irish waste collection and recycling company based in Clondalkin, Dublin. [1]
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]
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