News from HQ! - Thorntons Recycling

News from HQ!
Thorntons Recycling
Awarded Trio of Certificates
Thorntons Recycling have recently been awarded a trio of
certificates from Certification Europe Ltd, which illustrates
ongoing commitment to the highest possible standards in Quality
Management Systems (ISO 9001), Environmental Management
Systems (ISO 14001) and Occupational Health and Safety
Management Systems (OHSAS18001) respectively.
It is a major accomplishment to receive all three certifications at the same time. Each
award is an internationally recognised standard which provides a framework of globally
recognised principles of management to ensure compliance and client satisfaction.
Speaking about the certification, Gary Brady, Managing Director of Thorntons Recycling
said: “We are committed to achieving the highest standards of quality management,
environmental management and health and safety management in our organisation
and are continuously investing in our systems and our people in this regard. It is a
tribute to all our staff that Thorntons Recycling successfully achieved ISO certification in
three key areas of its operations.”
Pictured with their awards are (from left); Eamon Flanagan (ISO Manager, Thorntons
Recycling), John Ryan (Commercial Director of Certification Europe), Gary Brady (MD,
Thorntons Recycling), Tommy Rogers (Health & Safety Manager, Thorntons Recycling),
& Mercedes Feely (Environmental Manager, Thorntons Recycling).
Issue 7 November 07
Skip Hire
Secure Shredding
Recovery and Recycling
Tanker Services
Compost
Commercial
Wood Processing
End of Life Vehicles

Environmental Monitoring
The Environmental Department
implements rigorous environmental
policies which govern all operations.
Thorntons Recycling publishes
Annual Environmental Reports
and ongoing compliance reports
which are submitted to the EPA and
local authorities. All environmental
compliance records and reports are
available for public viewing and
copies of licenses and permits are
also available for inspection.
New Investments
Thorntons Recycling is committed to investing in both
new and existing facilities.
Pictured: L-R Gary Brady, Managing Director and Paul Thornton, Director, Thorntons
Recycling with Tom McDonnell, Site Manager at Kilmainhamwood Compost, Ireland’s
largest fully enclosed composting facility.
Kilmainhamwood
Compost
Thorntons Recycling recently invested
€6 million to open Ireland’s largest fully
enclosed composting facility in Co. Meath.
Kilmainhamwood Compost, a purpose-built
state of the art facility, will produce Class 1
compost for use in Ireland’s agriculture and
horticulture sectors.
Kilmainhamwood Compost has the most advanced
technologies and environmental systems and will process
20,000 tonnes of biodegradable material annually.
“Kilmainhamwood Compost is an important addition to
Ireland’s recycling infrastructure and will play a key role in
helping local authorities in the North East region achieve
their recycling targets”, said Gary Brady, Managing Director,
Thorntons Recycling. “As a country we need to identify
alternative solutions to landfill and composting is an
environmentally friendly solution”.
Kilmainhamwood Compost is fully licensed by the EPA and
the Department of Agriculture, employs 6 people directly
and uses many services from the local area.
Killeen Road
Air Curtain
Thorntons Recycling has invested in
state of the art air curtain technology in
another proactive approach to ensure the
containment of all odourous air at their
Killeen Road facility.
The air curtain system was installed over the door
area of the municipal solid waste building. The system
produces a high velocity of air which creates a wall
effect and further reduces the possibility of any
odourous air escaping from the building.
Air Curtain infrastructure.
Processing Equipment
In April 2007 Thorntons Recycling invested
further in unique state of the art processing
equipment for all skip waste entering the
Killeen Road facility.
This means that as much as possible of the metal,
wood, stone and soil received is recovered with
only the residual waste sent to landfill. This new
equipment has boosted the recycling and recovery
rates even further and the facility is now one of the
leading recycling facilities in Ireland.
Installation of the new processing line.

Students Travel from
Base to Summit!
Two lucky students from St John’s College
Ballyfermot went on the trip of a lifetime to
South Africa thanks to generous support from
Thorntons Recycling.
14 years old Edward Madden and Martin Linehan from
Ballyfermot travelled to Johannesburg to attend the fifth
World Summit on Children and the Media which was
attended by 1,000 adults and 300 child delegates from
around the world.
The young students have been attending The Base Media
Group in Ballyfermot for over a year and developed a
keen interest in media, each presenting a radio show on
West Dublin Access Radio every other week. The Base is
a Ballyfermot Youth Centre and Childcare facility which
provides an activity-based resource for all children and
young people in Ballyfermot.
Pictured L-R: Edward Madden and Martin Linehan from Ballyfermot accept
their cheque from Gary Brady, Managing Director of Thorntons Recycling.
Pictured: L-R Fergal O Brien and Gary Brady, Managing Director
at Thorntons Recycling
Snooker Player’s
Lucky Break!
Thorntons Recycling were delighted to support
local player Fergal O Brien at the Kilkenny
Masters Snooker Tournament earlier this year.
Fergal battled it out with sixteen of snookers finest players,
including Stephen Hendry, Ken Doherty, Ronnie O Sullivan
and World Champion Graham Dott, for the top prize of
€20,000 in the ‘Eddie Bennett Developments Trophy’. Fergal
reached the semi finals, beating Ken Doherty 5-0, but lost
out in to Barry Hawkins who beat him 6-5.
Dancing a Jig from
Ballyfermot to Berlin!
42 students from the Doyle Halpin School of
Irish Dancing recently danced their way to
World Irish Dance Association European Dancing
Championships in Berlin.
The dancers aged between 3 and 22 years carried their
dancing shoes, curlers and poodle socks in unique branded
bags specially commissioned with sponsorship from
Thorntons Recycling. The dancers returned home triumphant
after winning eight titles in the prestigious Open category, a
wonderful achievement for the school, almost doubling their
success at last year’s event.

POP!
Goes the Winner!
Ruth Glynn of Dunboyne Senior National School won
the inaugural Thorntons Recycling “Green Meath Art
Competition” at a fantastic POP Awards ceremony
held in June hosted by Meath County Council with
generous sponsorship by Thorntons Recycling.
The Green Meath Art Competition
attracted over 500 entries from
school children throughout
county Meath. The standard
in all categories was extremely
high and the judges had a difficult
task choosing the eventual winners.
Ruth’s winning entry is now displayed
on the side of a truck which travels
throughout County Meath collecting
materials for recycling and her family
received a holiday prize voucher to the value
of @3000.
Pictured in front of the newly decorated truck is Ruth Glynn Dunboyne SNS and Paul Thornton,
Director, Thorntons Recycling.
Contact Details:
www.thorntons-recycling.ie
Dunboyne Civic
Amenity Project
The Lutterell Hall project in Dunboyne was finalised this year after
three years work and investment.
It was a great success with the residents and greatly improved
their park area.
Thorntons invested €20,000 in the project and the compost
used for planting came from the new composting facility in
Kilmainhamwood.
The Dunboyne Civic Amenity site was found to be fully compliant
when audited by the Environmental Protection Agency recently.
Members of the public can bring the following materials to the
facility:
White, brown and green glass, Plastic Packaging,
Clothes, Plastic Bottles,
Cardboard, Aluminium Cans,
Beverage Cartons, Steel Cans,
Paper, Car Batteries.
Group Headquarters
Thorntons Recycling, Unit S 3B, Henry Road,
Parkwest Business Park, Dublin 12.
Tel 01 623 5133, Fax 01 623 5131
Email: info@thorntons-recycling.ie
Recycling and Recovery Centre
Killeen Road
Dublin 10
Tel 01 6235133
Thorntons Recycling Centre
Dunboyne Industrial Estate,
Dunboyne,
Co. Meath
Tel 01 8255 666
Kilmainhamwood Compost
Ballynalurgan,
Kilmainhamwood
Co. Meath
Tel 016235 133 ext 448