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Rosheen McGuckian to take the helm at renewable energy group NTR News
05.04.2013 Irish renewable energy group NTR plc has appointed Rosheen McGuckian as its new chief executive. The company, which was founded in 1978 to operate Ireland’s first toll road, has... -
Irish-owned company to develop global centre of excellence for ship dismantling News
25.03.2013 Irish-owned CEMS-Dalian Industry Company (CEMS-D) will develop an environmentally safe centre for ship dismantling and recycling in one of the busiest ports in the world. -
Tech start-up of the week: ALR Innovations News
10.03.2013 Our start-up to watch this week is University of Limerick spin-out ALR Innovations, a developer of recycling equipment for liquid crystal displays (LCDs) in worldwide markets. -
The rise of smartphone recycling (infographic) News
09.02.2013 The number of mobile phones in circulation is enormous, and a new infographic takes a look at how they impact the environment and how recycling the devices can help keep our... -
Expansion and investment to create 114 new jobs in Northern Ireland News
01.02.2013 A company’s stg£3.4m expansion and another firm’s stg£6.57m investment is to create 114 new jobs in Northern Ireland.Categories: Careers and Employment, Economy, Engineering, Government, Investments, Recycling Services -
HP in drive to help car manufacturers reduce waste News
28.01.2013 Hewlett-Packard is getting involved in a shared service to help 34 of the world’s leading car manufacturers wipe out harmful substances from the automotive sector supply chain,... -
FreeTradeIreland.ie calls on people to reuse electronic goods News
03.01.2013 Following the Christmas splurge, free online service FreeTradeIreland.ie is calling on people to reuse items such as electronic goods, garden equipment, toys and furniture, with... -
The Sustainability Yearbook 2011 Reports
30.06.2011 This year’s edition of The Sustainability Yearbook, published jointly by SAM and Pricewaterhouse - Coopers (PwC), explores some of the key drivers behind the water challenge.Categories: Sustainability, Green Tech, Green, Energy, Bio Tech, Investments, Life Sciences, Management, Recycling Services, Renewable Energy, Resources -
Camara seeks 1,000 computers in one week News
15.10.2012 Camara Education wants your used computers – 1,000 in one week, to be exact - to refurbish and send off to be used in schools in disadvantaged communities in Africa. The charity... -
Design expert to talk sustainability and regeneration during Innovation Dublin News
15.10.2012 The British design and sustainability expert John Thackara is set to give a lecture at University College Dublin (UCD) next week as part of this year’s Innovation Dublin... -
Digital switchover will result in TV waste surge, claims ERP chief News
05.10.2012 With the switch from analogue TV to digital TV edging closer, we talk to Martin Tobin, chief executive of the European Recycling Platform (ERP) in Ireland, about the rise in TV... -
Smile Resource Exchange expands re-use facility for businesses to Dublin News
13.09.2012 Taoiseach Enda Kenny, TD, today launched the Smile Resource Exchange, a free exchange service for business, into Dublin. Up to now the service has been available to businesses... -
Camara CEO calls for more donations of unused computers (video) News
07.09.2012 Camara is a social enterprise which aims to deliver digital literacy skills to disadvantaged communities through the re-use of technology. We spoke to Camara CEO John Fitzsimons... -
Irish firm PCH to set up sustainable packaging design centre from China base News
27.08.2012 The Irish supply chain management company PCH International has announced that it is setting up a new sustainable packaging design centre in the city of Shenzhen in China, as...Categories: Sustainability, Supply Chain Management, Recycling Services, Hardware, Green Tech, Green -
Irish charity Camara in campaign to get 1,000 computer mice for African schools News
30.07.2012 Irish charity and social enterprise Camara, which refurbishes computers to help deliver digital literacy skills in disadvantaged schools, has launched a new campaign called... -
Power generation operators in Dublin to discuss gas turbine technologies News
09.07.2012 Irish energy provider Energia is hosting an international power generation conference in Dublin this week. Representatives from 40 power plants from 23 countries, including gas...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Recycling Services, R&D, Global CIO, Engineering, Energy, Education, Economy -
Computer reuse charity calls on companies to donate old PCs News
18.05.2012 Camara Education, the Irish charity that refurbishes computers and loads them with educational software for schools in Ireland, Africa and Jamaica, has issued a call for...Categories: Sustainability, Software, Recycling Services, R&D, Green Tech, Green Computing, Green, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Green handset shipments may reach 392m by 2017 News
09.05.2012 Are we about to witness a massive splurge in green handsets hitting the marketplace? Juniper Research appears to think so, as its latest analysis is predicting that green...Categories: Engineering, Green, Green Tech, Intellectual Property, Mobile, Recycling Services, Sustainability -
Cork City FC in recycling drive to get funding News
03.04.2012 Cork City FC, which is run by its fans, is appealing for people to donate unwanted mobile phones, iPods, games and DVDs as part of a fundraising drive to keep the club in action.Categories: Games/Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Green, Green Computing, Mobile, Recycling Services, Sustainability -
Spring clean your tech - how to dump your digital junk News
20.03.2012 It's the spring equinox, the time when tech users' thoughts may turn to spring cleaning their technology in addition to giving the heave ho to old and non-used household items.