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Longford students challenged to become battery recycling champions

Schools and students across Ireland have been challenged to become battery recycling champions as part of a nationwide initiative, which in turn will help children with life-limiting illnesses. Participating schools can also win sports equipment ...

25 Sept 2022 at 19:20

National News

Students across the country challenged to become battery recycling champions

25 Sept 2022 at 16:13

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Longford students challenged to become battery recycling champions

Longford schools and students are being challenged to become battery recycling champions as part of a nationwide initiative which will also help children with life-limiting illnesses. The WEEE Ireland Schools Battery Recycling ...

04 Oct 2022 at 10:04

Battery recycling provides a financial boost for LauraLynn children's charity

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Battery recycling nets a tidy sum for LauraLynn children's charity

Ireland's only children's hospice, LauraLynn, has received funding of €40,000 thanks to battery recycling in 2021. The funding from WEEE Ireland brings its total contribution to €520,000 since the partnership first began 11 ...

25 Apr 2022 at 13:12

National News

'Stop and think' - Young people urged to stop binning their batteries

Young consumers are being urged to stop binning used batteries - as a new survey reveals almost half of 18-34-year-olds are tossing them in the trash. The WEEE Ireland study found that despite warnings around the ...

08 May 2022 at 12:41

National News

E-waste warning as Irish consumers recycled record number of electrical items last year

Irish consumers recycled a record number of electrical items last year, but the country’s largest e-waste scheme has warned that its unsustainable targets need to change to reflect a more circular economy. ...

19 Jun 2022 at 17:01

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Longford householders urged to avail of free e-waste and battery recycling event

Longford householders are being urged to bring their batteries, electrical, and electronic waste to a free collection day to help the county meet national e-waste recycling targets for 2023. The event, ...

27 May 2023 at 10:09

National News

Data concerns preventing one in five adults recycling old devices – survey

Data concerns are holding one in five adults back from recycling their unused tech items, a survey has indicated. The findings by Empathy Research, carried out on behalf of WEEE Ireland, a ...

21 May 2023 at 11:00

Local News

Longford consumers urged to recycle end-of-life devices and not to hold onto them

Industry experts have warned of the dangers of running out of raw materials for batteries used in technology if we fail to recycle old ones. A surge in sales of devices such as laptops, ...

05 Oct 2020 at 08:25

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11 Longford businesses named in national RepairMyStuff.ie initiative

11 businesses in Longford have been included in an initiative that encourages people to reduce the amount of goods that they discard every year. RepairMyStuff.ie is an online directory ...

29 Oct 2020 at 18:00

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Longford records 1.5% rise in electrical waste recycling

Longford people recorded their highest total of electrical waste recycling per head of population in 2019, a yearly rise of 1.5%, a new report has revealed. A new annual high of 10.42 ...

25 Jun 2020 at 13:31

Local News

Gaelscoil Longfoirt is top of the class for recycling

Students and teachers from the school collected the equivalent of 3,000 AA batteries, placing them on top of the leader board in Longford. The WEEE Pledge programme continues to go ...

15 Sept 2019 at 10:00

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