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Kildare Below National Average For Electrical Waste Recycling

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It comes as WEEE Ireland have released new figures, while also encouraging people to recycle.

New figures have revealed that Kildare is below the national average when it comes to electrical waste recycling.

5.1kg of e-waste was recycled per person in Kildare in 2024 – falling short of the WEEE Ireland collection area average of 9.5kg per person that same year.

It comes as WEEE Ireland have released new figures, while also encouraging people to recycle.

1,252 tonnes of electrical waste was collected in Kildare in 2024.

They also warned that the nation needs to meet new forthcoming EU targets to recycle at least 25% of our annual consumption of critical raw materials from e-waste. 

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