About Panda

Panda was established in 1973 and purchased in 1990 by Eamon Waters, current MD of Panda. The company has grown from being a small local operator to a company with an annual turnover of €50 million employing in excess of 250 people across the company’s three facilities.
The waste industry has changed dramatically over the past 10 years and Panda has adopted and been innovative in its approach.

Examples of these approaches are as follows:

1. The first company in Ireland to invest in the Wright Compost Tunnel System at a cost of €3 million.
2. The biggest EPA licensed timber recycler in Ireland.
3. Largest paper and cardboard recycler in Ireland.
4. Ireland’s first company to offer a free household glass recycling service.

In 2006 the company purchased an extensive site on the Cappagh Road, Finglas, Dublin 11 to operate a waste transfer and recycling facility.

In 2007 Smurfit’s Recycling, Ballymount, Dublin was acquired to facilitate the company’s planned expansion into the recovery of dry recyclables and packaging.

Panda in Counties Louth, Meath and Dublin services over 60,000 domestic customers. These customers are offered both a black and a green bin collection. Over 1,5 00 commercial/trade customers are serviced nationwide; recently Panda secured an extensive contract to service all Dunnes Stores nationwide (32 counties).

In 2007 Pandas high standards in recycling performance were reflected with the company being crowned “Recycling Operator of the Year 2007 – Large Company”.