News by Tag: WEEE Recycling
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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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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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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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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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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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