News Category: Electrical Recycling
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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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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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Only 40% Of Old Tech Is Being Recycled In Ireland
May 22nd 2023
Concerns about personal data are preventing one in five (21%) adults recycling their unused tech items – while a further 22% keep them as back-ups, new research reveals. WEEE figures from the past...
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Fewer End-of-Life Electrical Gifts and Toys Being Recycled Now More Than Ever
November 29th 2021
Only one in three of the most popular electronic and electrical gifts sold in Ireland is recycled, new data shows. Statistics reveal that since 2019, just 33% of end-of-life beauty and consumer...
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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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