How to keep your Brown bin clean & fresh this summer   Summer is in full swing here in Ireland, one thing is for sure, brown bins and heat do not mix! Food waste breaks down quicker in heat which can lead to liquid (bin juice) forming in between bin collections. Do not worry, […]

  Be a Good Egg this Easter – Recycle your packaging from your Easter eggs.   Easter Recycling Hints and Tips   Cardboard – Compress/fold cardboard boxes flat and put into your Green bin.   Plastics – Most Easter egg molded plastic is PET – denoted by a triangle with the number 1. This can […]

  Greyhound Household, the country’s largest domestic waste company , has called on people to make a special effort to use their brown bins for 2018. Greyhound says almost 95% of people don’t utilise their brown bin while more than 40% don’t us it at all.   Greyhound’s Group Managing Director, John Brosnan said:   […]

  Greyhound Household, the country’s largest domestic waste company , has called on people to make a special effort to use their brown bins over the Christmas period. Greyhound says almost 95% of people don’t utilise their brown bin while more than 40% don’t us it at all.   Greyhound’s Group Managing Director, John Brosnan […]

  Bananas are not just a lovely lunchtime snack! The skin which is often just discarded has plenty of other uses!   1. Compost Probably the most popular – and easiest – use for banana peels is to mix them into the compost pile. Peels add potassium and phosphorus to compost which promote root development […]

  The Global Citizen Initiative is calling on people to join a growing petition to halve food waste by 2030. It feels that the EU can lead the way in driving down food waste and act as an example for the rest of the world.   On a more light hearted note they have themed […]