Recycling centre a Pakman award finalist
TINAHELY Recycling Centre was a finalist at the recent Pakman Awards 2017 in the Community Recycling Project of the Year category.
The awards ceremony, which took place at the InterContinental Dublin Hotel, saw 400 representatives from leading businesses, organisations and community groups come together to recognise excellence in recycling, energy and waste management.
Leading the congratulations was Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Mr Denis Naughten who said ‘ am delighted to be here tonight to acknowledge the excellence in environmental and sustainability efforts from such a variety of companies and industries.’
The Pakman Awards is an excellent initiative and seeing the development and success of the event year on year brings great hope and optimism for the future of recycling in Ireland. I strongly commend Repak for continuing to recognise and reward this success’.
Tinahely Community Area Projects (TCP) wish to thank everyone that makes our recycling centre work so well -Wicklow County Council who have supported the initiative from the beginning over five years ago; Des and Eamon Fitzgerald for their generosity in providing a site for the operation; TCP committee members; the amazing staff at the centre and last but not least, the community as a whole who continue to use the centre, and who make the effort to bring only good quality recyclable material.