Buyer eyes Blue Bins waste firm as sit-in continues

A potential buyer has emerged for a failed waste firm at the centre of a sit-in protest which has closed with losses of some €2m and 25 jobs.

Talks between the owners of Healy Waste Management in Cork, who announced the shock closure of Healy’s Blue Bins on Wednesday, and the potential buyer, were ongoing last night.

A source close to the company said they were very hopeful of a positive outcome, with aims that waste collection operations might resume today.