Tagged: Recycling
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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. -
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 -
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... -
Ireland exceeds EU used-packaging, recovery and recycling targets News
22.08.2012 Last year Ireland continued to exceed EU used packaging recovery and recycling targets by recovering and recycling 652,000 tons – up 4.1pc on 2010 – and the equivalent carbon... -
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... -
HP encourages consumers to print and recycle like The Lorax News
13.07.2012 Dr Seuss’ The Lorax will open in cinemas across Ireland on 20 July, and HP has teamed up with Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment to spread the film’s...Tags: Recycling, Green Tech, Green Computing , Sustainability, Energy Efficiency, Environment, Printing, Education, HP, -
Apple drops EPEAT in favour of 'comprehensive approach' to environmental standards News
11.07.2012 Last week, Apple asked that its products be removed from EPEAT’s list of environmentally friendly electronics, later stating that the company intends to adhere to a stricter set...Tags: iPad, iPhone, MacBook Pro, Laptops, Computers, Recycling, Green Tech, Green, Environment, Apple -
Limerick start-up ALR offered equity funding worth €50k from AIB Seed Fund News
06.07.2012 A Limerick company that has designed the world’s first automated recycling technology for flat-screen TVs has been offered equity investment from AIB Seed Capital worth €50,000... -
Apple reseller Compu b to open new Dundrum store, creating 15 jobs News
13.06.2012 Apple Premium Reseller Compu b is opening a new store in the Dundrum Town Centre this Saturday. The store, which will employ 15 full and part-time staff, will also be offering...Categories: Tech Store, Software, Mobile, Internet, Hardware, Global CIO, Games/Entertainment, Engineering, Consumer Tech -
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 -
NI healthcare trust invests stg£350k in major IT overhaul News
26.01.2012 Northern Ireland-based South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust (SET) has completed a major stg£350,000 IT transformation that involves over 5,000 staff.Categories: CIO, Computers, Green Computing, Green Tech, Investments, IT Management, IT Organisation, Networking & Telecoms, Servers -
Hertz donates PCs to Irish charity for tech education News
23.11.2011 Hertz has donated 1,000 computers to Irish social enterprise charity Camara Education, which will refurbish them before dispatching them off to east Africa to help improve the...Categories: Recycling Services, Hardware, Green, Education, Consumer Tech, Computers, Green Tech, Sustainability -
Limerick tech firm AMCS buys UK software company News
18.11.2011 Limerick-headquartered environment and recycling management software company AMCS has acquired UK software company The Solution Works for an undisclosed sum. -
Repak to launch recycling facility locator app News
28.09.2011 Repak will launch an app as part of next week’s Repak Recycling Week, which will include GPS functionality to help users find their nearest recycling facility. -
German firm creates Mercedes supercar from scrap metal News
20.09.2011 German company Giganten aus Stahl (Giants of Steel) has put together a novel recycled-metal version of the 1954 Mercedes 300 SL Uhlenhaut gullwing coupé, the Mercedes race car...Tags: Recycling, Clean Tech, -
Climate change no longer top global warming concern News
30.08.2011 Global concern over climate change no longer tops the list of environmental issues people are most worried about, with air and water pollution, water shortages, packaging waste...