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WEEE Ireland to present at Solas Webinar
May 12th 2021
WEEE Ireland is delighted to announce it's involvement in the Solus webinar on mandatory new EU Commission Energy Labelling regulations. The Webinar will be presented by broadcaster Jonathan Healy...
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WEEE Ireland donate a further €40,000 to LauraLynn
April 26th 2021
WEEE Ireland is donating a generous €40,000 to LauraLynn in 2021 as it marks 10 years of its charity partnership with Ireland’s only children’s hospice. The donation, part of WEEE...
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Six million batteries recycled through five supermarket chains in 2020
April 22nd 2021
Almost six million batteries were recycled through five supermarket chains last year as more people used their grocery shop to do their bit for the planet. WEEE Ireland collected half of the huge...
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Older generation leave young peers on scrap-heap over recycling
March 28th 2021
Young men and women are the worst at recycling small electrical items and hoard the most old batteries, a new survey shows. The WEEE Ireland study reveals that despite being viewed as an...
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WEEE Ireland urge people to gather up WEEE items for recycling
March 19th 2021
WEEE Ireland CEO Leo Donovan was on Southeast Radio to discuss the importance of recycling our ewaste during the current restrictions. Listen back to the full interview...
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Electrical waste recycled at local authority centres down by 7% in January compared to last year
February 26th 2021
The amount of electrical waste recycled at local authority centres rose by 10% last year – the equivalent of half a million small appliances, new data from WEEE Ireland shows. But the 5km travel...
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WEEE Ireland – Service Continuity Notice
January 8th 2021
In support of the Irish Government’s announcement on the 22nd of December to place Ireland on Level 5 Restrictions, WEEE Ireland will operate as follows: The WEEE Ireland team continue to work...
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CEO, Leo Donovan featured on IrelandAM sharing advice of becoming greener this year
January 8th 2021
From recycling lightbulbs and batteries to household appliances, CEO of WEEE Ireland Leo Donovan was on Virgin Media TV on Ireland AM on the 8th of January this with some advice of becoming greener...
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Two-thirds of lightbulbs not recycled, creating potential health hazards
November 30th 2020
Millions of lightbulbs are being dumped in general waste bins in Ireland every year, potentially exposing hidden health hazards and sparking a new recycling plea. Only 3.2 million of the estimated...
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‘Financing the Future’ event follow-up
November 9th 2020
On the 14th October WEEE Ireland welcomed over 150 registered attendees to a morning of presentations and panellists with interactive Q&A focused on the future direction of the Scheme and the...
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