The team at Cavan Waste Disposal (CWD) is leading the battle for environmental protection within the Breffni County. As well as providing an extensive, environmentally-friendly household and commercial refuse collection service throughout Cavan, the company enjoys close ties with local GAA, counting many clubs amongst its customers and even including none other than talismanic county footballer Jason Reilly on its staff. When it comes to the vital task of promoting environmental awareness in the county, nobody is doing more than Cavan Waste Disposal. The local service provider offers a full range of waste management services to both the commercial and domestic sectors, catering for customers throughout the full length and breadth of the Breffni County (and beyond). It's easy to forget that Cavan is still one of Ireland's natural, unspoiled beauty spots, complete with rolling landscape and glorious features, including some of this island's most stunning lakes. We simply can't afford to take our amazing landscape for granted; future generations would never forgive us. Luckily, there is one company doing everything in its power to preserve the county's natural scenery in all its glory. Cavan Waste Disposal was established in the early 1990s as a family business and has grown significantly in the interim. It now operates under the umbrella of Oxigen Environmental. Since its formation, CWD has been at the forefront of the drive to promote environmental awareness and create a healthy, sustainable living environment. Cavan Waste Disposal provides a full range of domestic, commercial and industrial waste management solutions. On the domestic front, it offers refuse collections to all areas of County Cavan as well as other parts of the greater North East region. This is a two-bin service, comprising a black bin for general waste and a green bin for dry recyclable materials. The bins are available in sizes from 140-litre to 360-litre capacities. Commercial customers such as shops, restaurants, etc generally choose wheel bins for the storage and collection of their waste. These commercial bins vary in size from 140 to 1,100-litre capacity. Skip Hire services including Skips, Roll on Roll off containers and compactors varying in size from 6 to 40 cubic yards are also available and these are more suitable to larger commercial/manufacturing/industrial customers and the building industry with larger volumes of waste. Cavan Waste Disposal has its own EPA-licensed facility at Killygarry and is the only private company in the county to hold such a licence. The company also provides a glass collection service to pubs, hotels etc. as well as a designated cardboard collection and a confidential shredding service. In effect, CWD provides a one stop shop for all your waste management needs. An auditing and consulting service is provided to customers to help them identify their different waste streams so they can better manage the waste being generated. As well as working closely with local authorities and Cavan County Council, CWD also advises customers on practical steps that can be taken to reduce waste and increase environmental protection. As regional manager John Brick notes: "Every business and every household in County Cavan generates waste and is a potential customer. Cavan Waste Disposal gives peace of mind to all customers that all waste collections and recycling processes are carried out in strict compliance with all legislation." With waste collection permits secured for the North East region, CWD operates kerbside and commercial collections in counties Cavan, Meath, Longford, Leitrim and Monaghan. "We are constantly looking at ways of helping customers to better manage their waste," John promises. Almost 60 people are employed by Cavan Waste Disposal and a large percentage of these are involved in local GAA affairs. County footballer Jason Reilly is the most high-profile of these but other gaels on the payroll include Charlie Galligan, the facility manager at Killygarry who is also chairman of Crosserlough, and Aine Brady, the Mullahoran ladies footballer and a current rounders All Star. Appropriately, key services are also offered to GAA clubs. John explains: "We can provide waste and recycling collections to all GAA clubs in the County. We are prepared to go out and talk to people, and educate them so that they are more aware of their individual and collective responsibilities. Educating the customer is an integral part of the success of CWD. Cavan Waste Disposal has a strong tradition of delivering a quality, value-for-money service to all our customers. We have a strong brand name which has been built by facing up to all our responsibilities towards our customers and the environment." Breffni County senior football stalwart Jason Reilly joined the Cavan Waste team as commercial manager for the Cavan region, where the ace Belturbet attacker is responsible for looking after customers from the commercial sector, including businesses, factories, pubs, shops and builders. Jason is thoroughly enjoying his work with the company and the experienced county man is looking forward to an exciting 2007 season under new Cavan boss Donal Keoghan: "I'm hoping for a good year," says the man who made his debut for the Cavan seniors in 1996. "The county panel has been back together since October and it's going well. We've a lot of good work under our belts already." Is this a make or break year for Cavan football? Is it fair to say that there's some ground to be made up if pride is to be restored in the Breffni Blue? "Every year is a big one because you don't have too many playing intercounty football. You go into each new year expecting big things, even though it doesn't always go the way you hope…" Cavan appear to have underachieved for the past three of four years - is this fair comment? "Yes. I think the players probably didn't believe in themselves. Maybe there wasn't enough conviction there that they could do it. Sometimes players seem happy just to play a good game… But things are changing and there are talented young lads getting a chance now and it's good to see that. It's a big step-up to intercounty level, but this is good for them and hopefully they will come through to strengthen the team." Though very much one of the veterans of the panel now, Jason still derives a tremendous sense of pride from donning the blue jersey: "It's great to play for your county; to get out there and represent your family and friends and club. You become an ambassador for your area and young people look up to you. It's a real honour and I'm delighted to have been given this opportunity." It's hard to believe that it's now a decade since Jason Reilly and co. brought Ulster SFC glory back to Cavan when the Anglo Celt Cup was culled in 1997. The Belturbet clubman broke onto the senior team the previous year (when he was also part of the U21 county combo that reached an All-Ireland final). "We had a lot of success very quickly and we probably thought it would always be like that - but it doesn't be long changing," he comments. "We got back to the Ulster final in 2001 but lost and haven't been back since. You always think you'll do it next year but these 'next years' pass very quickly…" Indeed, Father Time does not stand on ceremony. Can Jason see himself collecting another provincial medal in the county colours? "I can see it happening if we get the right mixture of youth and experience and also instil belief in the players that they are good enough to win Ulster. You need a lot of luck on the day, too, but there's no reason why Cavan can't compete with the best teams in the province. "Our main priority is the league and we'll be hoping to gain promotion to Division One - then we'll look at the championship. I suppose the championship is always there in the back of your mind, but the league is definitely our main focus." As for the company he now represents, Jason has nothing but kind words for the team at Cavan Waste Disposal: "They have made me feel part of the team. They're all interested in the gaelic and [Oxigen Chairman] Sean Doyle's son, John Doyle, plays for Louth, so maybe I'll cross paths with him at some stage on the field! They all follow the football and the spirit in the company is really good. It's like another team and I'm glad to be a part of it." Tweet

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