Thorntons Recycling, founded in 1979 by Padraig and Carmel Thornton, is a privately owned Waste Management and Recycling business. Employing more than 500 staff supplying customer services to over 75,000 Household customers and 5,000 Commercial customers in Dublin, Meath, Kildare and Wicklow.
The company operates a number of EPA licensed facilities and a number of permitted facilities in its main catchment areas. The facilities focus on Recycling and Recovering as much of the material received and reducing the amount of waste sent to landfill. This enables the company to offer its customers a premium value for money service.
The company holds ISO Certification for its Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001), Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001) and Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (OHSAS18001) and EN15713 accreditation for its Confidential Shredding facility