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The WEEE Ireland Schools Competition is back for 2023-2024!
September 28th 2023
A record 2 million used batteries saved from landfill in the 2022-2023 school recycling competition! The equivalent of 2 million used AA batteries - the weight of around five school buses – has...
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White Goods Repair Service Engineer Course open to Applicants September 2023
August 21st 2023
Calling all prospective white goods repair engineers! The White Goods Repair Service Engineer Course is open to applicants this September 2023. This Circular Economy Skills Initiative course aims...
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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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Eucobat Statement on the new EU Battery Regulation
June 21st 2023
As an active Member of Eucobat, WEEE Ireland are delighted to see the new Battery Regulations published and we look forward with our Eucobat colleagues to continued support on their implementation...
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WEEE Ireland Releases Annual Environmental Report 2022
June 20th 2023
Ireland and other European nations risk jeopardising green energy sources if we fail to hit EU targets to recycle critical raw materials, the country’s largest e-waste recycling scheme warned...
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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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WEEE Ireland reminds the agricultural sector to recycle farm fence batteries as new EU regulations approach
April 3rd 2023
WEEE Ireland is urging the agricultural sector to recycle all waste batteries, especially farm fence batteries, as new legislation due later this year is expected to increase collection targets from...
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CEO Leo Donovan appears on Latest Episode of Tipping Point with Neil Leslie
February 13th 2023
WEEE Ireland CEO Leo Donovan appeared on the latest episode of the Tipping Point podcast with host Neil Leslie to discuss how our work recycling electrical waste impacts the environment around...
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