News by Tag: WEEE Ireland
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14 million tonnes of e-waste discarded in bins – It’s time to rethink e-waste
October 10th 2024
A total of 14 million tonnes of electronic waste are improperly thrown out with regular rubbish every year, equating to the weight of around 24,000 of the world’s heaviest passenger planes, new...
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The WEEE Ireland Schools Battery Recycling Competition is back for 2024-2025!
September 24th 2024
TV and radio presenter Laura Woods is calling on schools and students across Ireland to become battery recycling champions as WEEE Ireland’s Schools Battery Recycling Competition enters its...
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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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EMC, The Fee to Help Recycle Small WEEE
June 26th 2024
With the help of DID Electrical and Expert Electrical, WEEE Ireland as part of the ECOSWEEE European consortium are piloting a project to educate about takeback of recycling small WEEE products,...
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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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WEEE Ireland Recycling Survey Reveals Worrying E-Waste Disposal Trends
April 29th 2024
One in eight people in Ireland continues to dump small electrical items in household bins, new research shows today. And this figure almost doubles among younger age groups, which are perceived...
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New Battery Regulations 2024
March 1st 2024
On 18 February 2024, the new European Battery Regulations became applicable, with staggered implementation dates for the provisions they contain (including waste management, producer registration,...
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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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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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