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A WEEE Follow up – International E-Waste Day 2021
October 29th 2021
On the 14th of October 2021, we held our annual members briefing online followed by a public webinar marking International E-Waste Day under the theme Collaboration for...
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International E-Waste Day 2021
October 14th 2021
World E-Waste Almost 60 Million Tonnes in 2021 This year’s world mountain of waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE) will total about 57.4 million tonnes - greater than the weight of the...
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Follow Your Lead
October 1st 2021
Families across Ireland are being challenged to find and recycle five end-of-life electrical items in a bid to improve our recycling performance, after consumption soared in the last year. The...
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WEEE Ireland Supporting new forum paper on issues with PV panels & compliance with EPR legislation
August 26th 2021
WEEE Ireland is supporting a new paper from its European colleagues in the European WEEE Forum which highlights compliance challenges for Photovoltaic (PV) panels which require end of life solutions...
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WEEE Ireland, Key Industry and Training Partners Launch New ‘Circular Economy Skills Initiative’ Electrical Repair Course
July 19th 2021
Ireland is set to train a new generation of repair technicians to prevent thousands of tonnes of electrical appliances going to waste. An industry-wide drive to extend the lives of fixable white...
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Elizabeth O’Reilly talks to Sustainable Radio
June 17th 2021
Elizabeth O'Reilly, Head of Environmental Compliance and Membership talks to Sustainable Radio about WEEE Recycling. Elizabeth outlines the obligations of producers and the role WEEE Ireland plays...
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WEEE Ireland on RTE Morning Ireland
June 17th 2021
WEEE Ireland CEO Leo Donovan spoke to RTE's Morning Ireland earlier today when he praised Irish businesses and consumers for recycling a record level of ewaste in 2020, despite the...
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WEEE Ireland Annual Report results 2020
June 16th 2021
A surge in lockdown spring cleaning saw a record amount of electrical waste collected by the country’s largest recycling scheme in 2020, despite Covid and travel restrictions. However, WEEE...
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A light bulb moment
May 28th 2021
A light bulb moment New EU energy labels – what is changing? New energy labels are coming into effect to bring EU consumers a better understanding of their carbon footprint and energy...
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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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