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New industry body launched for north's recycling and waste sector

Joseph Doherty of Re-Gen Waste, Owen Lyttle of DEARA, Glyn Roberts of Recycle NI and Allison Townley of Northern Ireland Environment Agency
Joseph Doherty of Re-Gen Waste, Owen Lyttle of DEARA, Glyn Roberts of Recycle NI and Allison Townley of Northern Ireland Environment Agency Joseph Doherty of Re-Gen Waste, Owen Lyttle of DEARA, Glyn Roberts of Recycle NI and Allison Townley of Northern Ireland Environment Agency

A NEW industry voice for Northern Ireland’s recycling and waste management sector has been launched.

Recycle NI aims to be the voice of the sector to all levels of government and already represents a number of resource and waste management organisations in the north. This is the first time this sector, which contributes hundreds of millions to the local economy and provides thousands of jobs, has organised an industry body.

Glyn Roberts is the independent chair of Recycle NI.

“Our membership consists of conscientious business owners who recognise the many challenges within the resource and waste management sector," Mr Roberts said.

"We seek to work collaboratively with decision-makers and political representatives at all levels to achieve positive change, benefiting the environment and the economy.

“Recycle NI will have a strong policy focus and we will ensure that we will bring solutions to government, rather than problems.”

Owen Lyttle, DAERA head of waste policy, added:

“The waste and resource management sector within Northern Ireland already makes an important contribution to the local economy. However, to realise the full economic potential of recycling and the circular economy, and to adapt to today’s global and local challenges, the sector needs to be fully engaged with decision-makers. The founding of Recycle NI, the sector’s new industry group, is therefore important. It provides the sector with a unified local voice to engage and collaborate with stakeholders, including government policy makers, which should result in benefits for the industry, the economy and the environment.”