Compost plant gets green light to recycle food waste

A COMPOSTING plant in Co Tipperary has received the green light to produce high-end organic compost derived from food waste residue.

Acorn Recycling, located in the village of Littleton, near Thurles, is expected to expand its operations considerably in the coming years following the granting of a licence from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Environmental Protection Agency to produce the nutrient-rich compost.

The company opened a €7 million, state-of-the-art plant in June 2010 and employs eight staff, with the plant being considered one of the most advanced composting facility of its kind in Ireland or Britain for the treatment of biological waste.