News Category: Electrical Waste
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Ireland’s Call to Get Charged Up for LauraLynn@Home
March 9th 2016
Ireland has one big challenge this year and WEEE Ireland need your help to achieve this! Ireland is 35 MILLION batteries away from smashing the 2016 recycling target set by the EU, which will prove...
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Ireland is once again leading the way
February 22nd 2016
Ireland is once again leading the way in electrical recycling standards in Europe. Industry calls on European Commission to make standards on WEEE recycling legally binding Ireland one of only 3...
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DLR Chamber announces winners of 2015 EnviroCom Awards
November 6th 2015
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Chamber, at the 9th Annual EnviroCom Awards, held at the Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire, announced the 10 winners of this year’s Awards. The Awards were presented by...
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Alupro Ireland, IKEA and WEEE Ireland Launch Tea light Campaign
September 24th 2015
Today, 22nd September, Alupro Ireland, IKEA and WEEE Ireland officially launched their tea light campaign in Dublin. The campaign aims to encourage school kids and consumers to recycle the tea light...
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WEEE Ireland turns 10 years and counting
September 15th 2015
As Ireland celebrates 10 years of Recycling over 50% of E-Waste still goes missing every year WEEEling in the Years: From E-Waste dumping in the 1990's to hitting EU Targets in the 2010's ...
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European Report Lifts the Lid on the Mismanagement of Discarded Electronics
September 1st 2015
Ireland Needs to up E-Cycling Game or Risk Failing 2019 EU Target UNU, WEEE Forum (represented by WEEE Ireland in Ireland), INTERPOL and partners conclude 2-year inquiry; Report recommends ways...
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Public urged to combat metal theft
August 19th 2015
48 power line thefts so far in 2015 – 27,000 customers have lost supply Joint campaign launched by Crimestoppers, Gardai and ESB Networks Crimestoppers is launching a new campaign to combat...
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Be Part of Ireland’s Biggest Lightbulb Moment
August 12th 2015
Make Your Garden Grow for Free This Summer with The Great Bulb Exchange Recycle energy saving CFL bulbs at participating hardware stores for free and get some flower power for your garden Gardens...
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WEEE Ireland recycling since 2005
June 15th 2015
WEEE Ireland and the Irish Public Recycles over 75 Million Electrical Waste Items since 2005 10 Years of WEEE Ireland Diverts 250,000 Tonnes of Electrical Waste from Landfill Over 25% of...
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Irish Lamp Recycling Achieve WEEELABEX Certification
May 27th 2015
WEEE Ireland congratulate their contractor Irish Lamp Recycling as the first Irish Lamp Recycling facility to achieve this European standard Ireland and Belgium are the leaders in setting recycling...
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