Limerick roundabout redesigned with reuse in mind by United Metal Recycling

AS PART of the Limerick City and County Council ‘Sponsor a Roundabout Scheme’, companies across Limerick are getting involved.

One roundabout in particular has recently been transformed under this scheme and sponsored by United Metals Recycling.

The Garryglass roundabout has a striking new landscape design that promotes the theme of ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.’

The project combines efforts to increase environmental awareness, with focus on recycling while also creating a beautiful visual impact in the high traffic area.

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“We pass it every day and it was looking quite sad in comparison to some on the other roundabouts in the city that are within the sponsorship scheme,” said UMR Group MD, Tony Donlan.

“So we said we would give it a shot, use it as an opportunity to take on a different project that might highlight recycling as well as creating an interesting and good looking roundabout for the whole community. This is going to be a really busy road network , and main arteries road into the city.”

The roundabout has been carefully landscaped with sustainability in mind, by award-winning landscape designer Des Kinston, previous gold medal winner at Bloom.

Featuring repurposed metal elements, native greenery, and informative signage, it serves as a visual reminder of the importance of environmental responsibility and the power of recycling in everyday life.

The theme of recycling and metals suited to the circular nature and perpetual motion of a roundabout, thanks to their unique properties, metals can be indefinitely recycled.

At their end-of-life (EoL) stage, products made of metals can be re-processed via mechanical treatment and re-introduced to the production process to make new metals. Metal recycling closes the loop within the production process, therefore reducing the amount of waste that goes into landfill and the amount of primary raw materials required.

The initiative was led by United Metals Recycling.