Recycling and recovering waste into new resources

We’re repurposing waste into commodities, reducing what’s exported overseas, and minimising what goes to landfill.

Guiding Ireland toward a circular economy

Economies are changing how they produce and consume goods. In a ‘linear economy’, goods are made, used, and disposed of, which creates waste that pollutes the environment. We’re helping Ireland move to a ‘circular economy’, where goods are made, used, reused and remade. This reduces landfill and recycles waste into a resource that can be used for something new.

Circular economies drive economic growth and environmental sustainability.

Giving waste materials a new purpose

We turn plastics, construction waste and more into new materials. Organic waste is transformed into high quality compost, and tyres are converted into the rubber granules used in football pitches, playground surfaces and horticultural bark.

Repurposing thousands of tonnes of waste every year.

4 million +
Tyres recycled annually
Over 4 million tyres are recycled annually at our state-of-the-art rubber processing facility in Louth.
25,000 +
Tonnes of organic waste
Over 25,000 tonnes of food and organic waste are transformed into marketable compost every year.

Turning what can’t be recovered into energy

Waste that can’t be composted, recycled or recovered into new materials is called residual waste. This leftover waste is shredded, dried and turned into fuel, called residual derived fuel (RDF). It’s then sent to specialist incinerator facilities in Europe that burn it to create energy. Instead of sending this material to landfill, it’s used as a lower-carbon alternative to fossil fuels. The energy created by burning RDF is turned into hot water and electricity for homes and businesses.

We’re going beyond waste management; we’re rethinking waste solutions for climate action.