Official Opening of Castlerea Recycling Centre, 19th May 2009

Castlerea Recycling Centre was opened on the 19th May 2009 by Cllr. Michael McGreal, Mayor of Roscommon County Council.  The centre is situated in the IDA Industrial Estate on the outskirts of Castlerea and the facility will serve the town and its environs. The project was delivered under the New Public Works Contracts 2007 with RPS acting as Employers Representative. Glenkill Civil Engineering Ltd. was awarded the works for a contract value of €1.0m and the works were completed in 4 months.

Official Opening of Roscrea Recycling Centre, 29th May 2009

Roscrea Recycling Centre was officially opened on the 29th May 2009 by Dr. Joe Hennessey, Mayor of North Tipperary County Council. The centre is located on the Old Dublin Road in Roscrea on a 1.1 ha site. The construction work was carried out by John Cradock Ltd. under a Design Build contract at a cost of € 0.9m with a 20 week construction programme. RPS acted as Employers Representative for the contract.

Both recycling centres accept a wide range of recyclables and the design of each centre includes an access road, an administration building, a hard-standing area, a WEEE storage shed, lighting, signage and landscaping measures.  Both projects received significant funding under the DoEHLG Regional Operational Development Programme 2000-2006 – Capital Grants Scheme for Waste Management Infrastructure Projects following funding applications prepared by RPS on behalf of both local authorities.