50 jobs are to be created by waste management company Re3 in Limerick as a result of the development of new waste recycling technology described as a world first.
The company is investing €15m in sustainable waste technology known as autoclaving, which uses steam technology to recycle up to 85% of domestic waste which currently goes to landfill.
The technology has been pioneered by the Limerick company based at the Galvone Industrial Estate, where 20 jobs will be created initially, with a further 30 coming on stream in the next 12 months.
Professor Debbie Boyd, Chief Executive of Re3 Group, said this new technology is the next generation in recycling and recovery, as it is a sustainable and clean alternative to landfill.
The facility in Limerick will showcase the technology and there are plans to develop it at other sites across the island of Ireland and worldwide.
