Co Longford-based Enplast Extrusions are set to become the first company in the country to recycle hundreds of Local and European Election posters for use within the construction industry.
The company's work begins after the Granard company's successful application to Longford County Council for a Waste Facility Permit, which was approved last month.
The used election posters will be ground into pellets, which will then become part of heavy gauge sheeting which will be used in the construction industry in both Ireland and the UK.
Longford County Council granted temporary permission for Enplast Extrusion to store the used election posters from the recent elections.
Enplast Extrusion' Managing Director Trevor Enright said that Enplast would like to encourage election candidates to fully embrace the service it offers to recycle their printed election posters.
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"Printed polypropylene is recycled in Enplast and reused in a construction sheet which is sold in the Irish and UK market, thus promoting a circular economy," Mr Enright said.
Longford County Council Cathaoirleach Councillor Mark Casey said he was encouraging all candidates in the upcoming General Election to consider the sustainable option available to them through Enplast in the recycling of their posters.
Longford County Council Chief Executive Paddy Mahon said this was a great example of the circular economy in action with the reuse of materials to create new raw materials for the construction industry.
