News by Tag: Electrical Waste
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Enter the 2024 Pakman Awards
June 28th 2024
Attention all environment advocates! The Pakman Awards have launched their 2024 search to find the environmental champions who are shaping Ireland’s sustainable future. As Ireland’s leading...
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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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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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WEEE Ireland Member Conference 2023
November 8th 2023
The WEEE Ireland Member Conference was held on Weds 18th Oct 2023 at Castleknock Hotel, Dublin 12, with expert updates on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) obligations under the Circular...
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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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International E-Waste Day 2023
October 13th 2023
A forgotten haul of 25 million toys, vapes, cables, remote controls and USB sticks are lying in landfill sites, homes and sheds across Ireland, global data shows today. The huge collection of...
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FREE Vape and E-Cigarette Recycling
July 24th 2023
Did you know Vape and E-Cigarette products contact lithium batteries and electronic parts – both of which should be recycled? The crossed-out ‘wheelie bin’ symbol on these products highlights...
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Pakman 2023 Call for Entries
July 20th 2023
Calling All Battery & WEEE Recycling Champions! The Pakman Awards have launched their 2023 search to find the environmental champions who are shaping Ireland’s future. As Ireland’s leading...
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CEO Leo Donovan Joins Pat Kenny on Newstalk
May 25th 2023
WEEE Ireland CEO Leo Donovan joined Pat Kenny on Newstalk on Monday to discuss new findings that show one in five adults are not recycling unused tech items over personal data concerns. Listen...
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