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Spread a little ‘Sunshine Power’ this Christmas
WEEE Ireland (the compliance scheme for battery and waste electrical and electronic recycling) have joined forces with the Children’s Sunshine Home incorporating LauraLynn House, Ireland’s first children’s hospice, to give people the opportunity not only to help a charity out this Christmas, but help the environment at the same time! WEEE Ireland hopes to recycle at least 4.5million waste batteries between now and the end of the year as part of this charity initiative. If we reach this target, WEEE Ireland will give Children’s Sunshine Home incorporating LauraLynn House a battery powered electric SUV that will be used by both staff and children at the children’s hospice....
Its scary how many batteries do not get recycled this Halloween!
Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government Phil Hogan T.D today (Wednesday 26th October) launched a new campaign to remind everyone to "Bring Batteries Back", a nationwide initiative to encourage more battery recycling in Ireland. WEEE Ireland and ERP, the compliance schemes approved by the Minister responsible for WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) and waste battery recycling will be facilitating the campaign through their network of battery collection boxes in retail outlets, recycling centres and other collection points nationwide.....
Calling all Office Eco Warriors
Pictured above with Leo Donovan is WEEE Ireland's newly promoted for the day "Office Recycling Manager", Louise Johnson, getting to grips with her new role and encouraging everyone to recycle more in the workplace as part of Repak's National Recycling Week. WEEE Ireland have teamed up with Repak this year to encourage office workers across the country to get involved and to "Recycle More around the workplace".....
WEEE Ireland announce sponsorship of RTÉ "Room to Improve"
With home improvement more popular than ever, RTÉ's Room to Improve is back with a bang on our TV screens this autumn and WEEE Ireland, the Irish compliance scheme for electrical waste and battery recycling, are proudly sponsoring the new 6 part series. ....
WEEE IRELAND ON FACEBOOK
NEW! All WEEE Ireland's up to date press releases, collection day event details and competitions can be found on our Facebook page ....
WEEE WANT YOU TO SAVE MONEY AND THE ENVIRONMENT!
WEEE Ireland and Expert Hardware Stores have teamed up to give recyclers a 10% discount* when they trade in their old electrical goods, batteries and bulbs. ....
Yes WEEE Can! Men Champion Electrical Recycling -June 2011
Yes WEEE can.who knew men were better recyclers than women?? Men outperforming women in their recycling attitudes and behaviours as indicated in research* undertaken by WEEE Ireland (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Ireland) ....
Spring Ideal Home Show 2011
WEEE Ireland will be holding a FREE waste electrical & battery recycling weekend in RDS Simmonscourt, as part of the Spring Ideal Home Show 2011. Every car that brings their household electrical waste or waste batteries for recycling receives a ticket for FREE admission into the show worth ?14! Tickets are valid for Friday 15th or Saturday 16th April, or "2 for 1" on Sunday 17th April. Noraml price ?14 for adults, ?8 Students / OAPs. ....
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