News Category: General Recycling
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WEEE Ireland Members Conference 2024
October 11th 2024
WEEE Ireland Members, Stakeholders & Partners! Have you booked your place at the 2024 WEEE Ireland Members Conference? Join us on Tues 15th October for A WEEE Evaluation – Continuing...
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14 million tonnes of e-waste discarded in bins – It’s time to rethink e-waste
October 10th 2024
A total of 14 million tonnes of electronic waste are improperly thrown out with regular rubbish every year, equating to the weight of around 24,000 of the world’s heaviest passenger planes, new...
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EMC, The Fee to Help Recycle Small WEEE
June 26th 2024
With the help of DID Electrical and Expert Electrical, WEEE Ireland as part of the ECOSWEEE European consortium are piloting a project to educate about takeback of recycling small WEEE products,...
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Record Volume of Electrical Goods Recycled in 2023
June 17th 2024
Consumers recycled a record-breaking 41,730 tonnes of electronic and electrical waste in 2023 – the equivalent of almost 200 forty-foot containers more than the previous year, new figures...
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Awards Celebrates Fourteen Companies for Their Lighting Recycling
June 7th 2024
Ireland’s second Association of Electrical Wholesalers (AEW) awards were held on May 8 in the Clayton Hotel, Liffey Valley in Dublin to celebrate the best performers in lighting recycling last year...
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Vape Retailer Compliance urged to avoid fines of up to €2,000
March 13th 2024
WEEE Ireland is warning retailers to be vigilant about the regulatory landscape surrounding disposable and rechargeable vape devices and e-cigarettes, as non-compliance could result in significant...
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New Battery Regulations 2024
March 1st 2024
On 18 February 2024, the new European Battery Regulations became applicable, with staggered implementation dates for the provisions they contain (including waste management, producer registration,...
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Householders urged to Tackle Hoarding of Electrical Waste by Making 2024 a Year for Recycling
January 23rd 2024
Householders are urged to make ‘recycling of household electrical waste’ a new year resolution for 2024. With 84% of Irish households containing an average of 15 to 20 broken or unused...
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Only four in ten electronic and electric gifts recycled in Ireland
November 27th 2023
Only four in ten of the most popular electronic and electrical gifts sold in Ireland have been recycled in the past three years, new data shows today. Since 2020, just 40% of end-of-life consumer...
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Aldi and Recycle IT Crowned Champions at the 2023 Pakman Awards
October 27th 2023
The Pakman Awards took place on 26th October in Dublin with awards to celebrate environmental champions who are shaping Ireland’s future. As Ireland’s leading National Environmental Awards,...
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