1. Recycling Electrical Goods in Ireland ASUCCESS STORY

2. THE HISTORICAL PROBLEM LANDFILL TODAY THAT IS ILLEGAL

3. SI 340 of 2005 WASTE MANAGEMENT (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) REGULATIONS 2005

5. COMPANIES INVOLVED

6. 1. Large household appliances2. Small household appliances3. IT and telecom equipment4. Consumer equipment 5. Lighting equipment 6. Electrical and electronic tools 7. Toys/leisure/sports 8. Medical devices / equipment 9. Monitoring/control instruments 10. Automatic dispensers WEEE & RoHS CATEGORIES

7. REUSE OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT Reuse of Equipment is IMPORTANT Waste Hierarchy

8. REUSE OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT Good Working Equipment Given to a relative or friend Should be Sold

9. How Does Recycling Work? Step 1: New Products : Design Materials Step 2: Waste: Broken and Unwanted equipment Step 3: Shop / Recycle

10. YOUR NEAREST RECYCLING CENTRE www.weeeireland.ie

11. How Does Recycling Work? Step 4: Recycling Plant Step 5: New Products Step 6: Shop / Recycle

12. www.weeeireland.ie Battery Boxes and Recycling

13. WEEE MAN

14. SOME RECYCLING TIPS Get a composterGive old clothes to charityUse rechargeable batteriesDonate old paints or varnishesAlways try to repair articles rather than throwing awayBuy recycled paper and print on both sidesReuse glass as much as possible. Use jars for storageBuy fruit and vegetables loose. Don’t wrap food in cling film. Use Aluminium foil which can be recycled Sell or give away unwanted items

15. Bloom Garden

16. USEFUL WEBSITES www.environ.ie/www.environ.ie/ - Department of the Environment www.techrec.iewww.techrec.ie – WEEE Recycling Company www.enfo.iewww.enfo.ie – Information on the Environment www.weeeireland.iewww.weeeireland.ie – National Compliance Scheme www.greenschoolsireland.org/www.greenschoolsireland.org/ Educational Awareness Also check out your Local Authority www.foe.iewww.foe.ie – Friends of the Earth

17. OVER TO YOU AND YOUR SCHOOL … WHAT CAN YOU DO … 1.RAISE AWARENESS OF BATTERY AND GENERAL ELECTRICAL WASTE RECYCLING 2.DISTRIBUTE BATTERY BOXES IN SCHOOL AND INTO THE COMMUNITY

18. COMPETITION National Winner: 1 School will win 20 laptops 3 Regional Winners: WEEE Ireland are providing 3 awards to 3 schools Rehab Recycle are sponsoring the prizes 1.Gold: 10 Laptops 2.Silver: 7 Laptops 3.Bronze: 3 Laptops

19. COMPETITION PROJECT WILL BE JUDGED UNDER THE FOLLOWING HEADINGS : 1.INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY 2.NUMBER OF BOXES DISTRIBUTED 3.APPROACH TO AWARENESS RAISING 4.CONTENT OF PRESENTATION AND EFFORT 5.SUSTAINABILITY OF INITIATIVE 6.PROJECT MANAGEMENT

20. HOW TO ENTER Use your Imagination: Endless Possibilities No Strict Criteria Suggestions Use Social Media, Organise an awareness day at school Community Events Linking with local businesses Relevance to course work

21. QUESTIONS?