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# Weee Ireland

Last year
2022
# e-waste
E-waste warning as record number of electrical items recycled
WEEE Ireland’s annual report reveals that it collected 18.7 million waste electrical items last year.
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Jun 19th 2022, 1:58 PM
All time
# Weee Ireland
Upsurge in home clearouts during lockdown could 'derail' recycling targets
The head of recycling scheme WEEE Ireland said it’s vital electrical items cleared out of homes do not end up in landfill.
32.3k
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Jun 22nd 2020, 10:14 AM
# e-waste
Almost 12 million small appliances were recycled in Ireland last year
Enough iron for 2.5 Eiffel towers and enough copper for 27 Statues of Liberty was recovered.
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Jun 14th 2018, 11:03 AM
# Batteries not excluded
Irish homes have an average of 110 batteries lying around
New figures show Irish people are recycling twice an EU target for waste electronics.
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Jun 20th 2013, 1:35 PM
# recycling
Ireland recycles equivalent weight of three Dublin Spires in batteries in 2011
Recycling of electrical items beat European targets last year.
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Jun 18th 2012, 8:48 AM
# batteries
Target for recycling of batteries exceeded says government
Do you recycle your used batteries?
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3
Mar 22nd 2012, 6:30 AM