What Greenstar does

Greenstar operates a sustainable waste management and recycling services business in Ireland, trading as Panda.ie, serving residential households and commercial customers. The core offering is weekly household waste collection delivered under a "zero-landfill" mission, augmented by skip hire and skip bag services for projects of varying scale and a network of 19 recycling centre sites open 5-7 days per week for drop-off of non-everyday items. Customer access runs through two online portals — my.panda.ie for home customers and pandawaste-portal.amcsplatform.com for business customers — supported by phone support at (01) 829 8992 and physical site locations.

Greenstar's technology is anchored by the AMCSplatform partnership, which provides the customer-facing portal infrastructure for booking, account management, quote handling, and skip ordering across both residential and commercial segments. A proprietary offering called The Cleaner Bin Imaging Service is described as monitoring and analyzing waste bin contents to improve recycling accuracy and contamination detection, indicating image-based monitoring in the operational loop. Distribution spans online self-service portals, local stockists distributing skip bags, 19 physical recycling centre sites for drop-off, and phone-based inside sales for commercial accounts. Content assets (News & Insights blog, Battery Handbook, recycling guides) and community programs (Compost Championship) form the marketing layer.

The revenue model blends recurring and transactional streams. Household waste collection operates as a subscription service billed monthly, generating recurring revenue; skip hire and skip bag sales are transaction-based with unit pricing and pay-as-you-go billing; and recycling-centre access is pay-per-use. The customer base is horizontally segmented — Irish households (SMB/individual) on the residential side and Irish businesses (mid-market) on the commercial side — with pricing not publicly disclosed and commercial services structured around contact-based quoting.

Name

Greenstar

Legal name

Panda

Website

https://greenstar.ie

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Greenstar (trading as Panda.ie) operates waste management and recycling services in Ireland, providing household waste collection with a zero-landfill mission, skip hire and bags, and 19 recycling centres serving residential and business customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Waste Collection (56211), Materials Recovery Facilities (562920)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Organics (Food/Yard) Collection (Residential & Commercial) (EUAIAAAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Eco-Friendly Disposal, Recycling & Donation Hauling (HSAIAOAJ), Yard Waste & Green Waste Hauling (Leaves, Grass, Brush) (HSAIAOAA), Donation, Reuse & Sustainability Returns Programs (TLAIAHAJ)

Keywords

• Waste management services
• Recycling services
• Skip hire
• Household waste collection
• Commercial waste disposal

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Waste Collection Services: Recurring weekly refuse collections for households, providing consistent recurring revenue through subscription-based service agreements
2. Skip Hire: One-time rental of skips for home improvement projects and larger waste disposal needs, ordered via online portal
3. Skip Bags: Sale of skip bags for smaller projects and garden waste, available for purchase online or from local stockists
4. Recycling Centre Access: Pay-per-use access to 19 recycling centres for disposal of non-everyday items, charged per visit or load

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Greenstar provides recurring household waste collection, skip hire and skip bags for project-based waste removal, and access to 19 recycling centres across Ireland for residential and commercial customers. The company operates a zero-landfill mission under which all collected waste is reused, repurposed, or recycled, and it supports its operations with the MyPanda and Panda Business online portals.

Product overview

Panda.ie is a sustainable waste management and recycling services company operating in Ireland. The offering consists of core collection and disposal services including household waste collection with a zero-landfill mission, skip hire and skip bags for various project sizes, and 19 recycling centres operating 5-7 days per week. The company also provides The Cleaner Bin Imaging Service for waste monitoring. Customer access is facilitated through the MyPanda Portal for residential users and the Panda Business Portal for commercial customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Household Waste Collection Weekly refuse collection service for residential households in Ireland, operating under a zero-landfill mission with affordable recurring pricing.
• Skip Hire Rental of skips in various sizes for home improvement projects and larger waste disposal needs, ordered through the online portal.
• Skip Bags Lightweight waste disposal bags for smaller projects and garden waste, available from the company and local stockists.
• Recycling Centres Pay-per-use access to 19 recycling centres across Ireland, open 5–7 days per week, for disposal of non-everyday items with no booking required.
• Business Waste Solutions Waste management and recycling services tailored for commercial and business customers in Ireland, including business skips and bulk waste removal.

Quantifiable outcome

• Zero waste to landfill - all collected waste is reused, repurposed or recycled

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AMCSplatformcoreTechnology or IntegrationAMCSplatform provides the technology infrastructure for Panda's customer and business portals, enabling online booking, account management, and service delivery for both residential and commercial customers.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Renewi plc: European waste-to-product company operating across Benelux, UK, and other markets with collection, sorting, and recycling services. Larger and more diversified peer offering similar sustainability-led waste services, though not focused on Ireland.
• Biffa plc: Major UK waste management business with Irish commercial presence, providing collection, recycling, and treatment services. Comparable business model with subscription and contractual revenue, operating at significantly greater scale than Panda.
• Veolia Ireland: Irish arm of global environmental services giant Veolia, providing municipal and commercial waste collection, recycling, and treatment at scale. A much larger competitor offering overlapping services but as part of a broader international portfolio.
• Waste Management Ireland: Irish operations of the global Waste Management Inc., providing commercial and industrial waste services, recycling, and landfill alternatives. Larger incumbent with broader capabilities and enterprise contracts, but operates in the same Irish market.
• FCC Environment: Part of FCC Group, providing waste collection, treatment, recycling, and disposal services across the UK and Ireland. Comparable service breadth but with municipal and industrial scale well beyond Panda's footprint.

Direct peers

• Greenstar: One of the largest household and commercial waste collectors in Ireland, offering recycling, skip hire, and organics services. Directly competes with Panda across the same customer segments and service lines, with overlapping Irish geographic coverage.
• Thorntons Recycling: Long-established Irish waste and recycling company providing household bin collection, commercial waste, skip hire, and recycling centre access. Operates a similar multi-service model targeting the same residential and SME segments as Panda.
• Ballymount Recycling Centre: Dublin-based waste and recycling operator offering skip hire, recycling drop-off, and collection services. Comparable to Panda in service mix and target market, with a strong Dublin regional footprint.
• CountryClean Recycling: Irish waste management operator providing household and commercial bin collections plus recycling services in regional markets. Comparable service portfolio and direct overlap with Panda's residential subscription offering.

Regional players

• Celtic Waste Haulage: Irish haulage and waste services provider focused primarily on construction and commercial skip work rather than residential subscriptions. Adjacent competitor in the skip-hire segment where Panda also operates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/greenstar

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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