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Leo Donovan, CEO of WEEE Ireland, says ‘most Irish adults recycle their old electronics because they care’ | Picture: Paul Moore
NEW FIGURES released by Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Ireland show that consumers in Limerick have recycled 1,827 tonnes of electrical and electronic waste over the last year.
WEEE Ireland released the data to coincide with International E-Waste Day on Tuesday, October 14.
European statistics warn however, that the continent’s e-waste mountain now hides one million tonnes of critical raw materials (CRMs) every year. These materials include aluminium, copper, lithium and nickel.
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Leo Donovan, CEO of WEEE Ireland has said, “People in Limerick have contributed greatly to e-waste recycling every year, with 1,827 tonnes of electrical waste collected in the county in 2024, and we want to encourage that trend.
“A total of 8.7kg of e-waste was recycled per person in the county last year –below the WEEE Ireland collection area average of 9.5kg per person,” added Leo.
Separate research conducted by the not-for-profit organisation shows that nationwide, half of consumers do not realise the materials in their old electrical and electronic appliances contain critical raw materials.
While 8 in 10 of adults say they recycle their e-waste to help the environment, only 5 in 10 recognise that it is essential that we recover the critical raw materials inside old devices.
That figure rises to 6 in 10 among 18-24-year-olds, the highest of any age group, indicating that while younger generations care deeply about environmental issues, they may not connect recycling with resource recovery.
WEEE Ireland is urging people to drop off old and broken electronic devices, batteries, and cables for free recycling at one of the hundreds of local authority civic amenity centres and participating electrical retailers.
“A concerted effort to collect and recover could extract hundreds of tonnes of reusable metals from obsolete gadgets and appliances,” said Leo.
For more information and dates for free public recycling days in Limerick, visit www.weeeireland.ie.
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