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Nothing WEEE about 40 tonne waste
collection
10.09.14
IT might have been
organised in association with the WEEE recycling
group but there was nothing wee about the amount of
waste electrical goods collected in Co Donegal last
month.
The local authority has revealed that a whopping 40
tonnes of waste electrical goods were collected
during August - filling NINE articulated lorries.
The collections took place as part of eight free
one- off electrical goods recycling days in Buncrana,
Falcarragh, Carrigart, Bunbeg, Lifford, Kilybegs,
Bundoran and Glencolmcille.
More than 40 tonnes of all types of large and small
waste electrical and electronic goods were collected
for recycling. |
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One of the nine articulated lorries
that were filled with 40 tonnes of waste electrical
items during free recycling in Co Donegal last
month. |
WEEE standing for waste
electrical and electronic equipment was set up to
allow householders to bring back their old
electrical or electronic items to retailers for
free.
Meaning that if a retailer has given a householder
24 hours' notice of delivery and your old item is
ready for collection the retailer must collect the
old item on delivery of the new one, completely free
of charge.
Meanwhile, you can bring back your waste electrical
goods free of charge all year round to any one of
the six recycling centres in Donegal namely:
Carndonagh, Letterkenny, Laghey, Milford, Dungloe
and Stranorlar.
All sizes and all types of old unwanted electrical
goods or electronic goods are accepted for recycling
free of charge, basically anything with a plug or a
battery. To check out opening hours
click here .
For more information on the free recycling of
electrical or electronic goods contact recycling
officer David Friel on 9176274 or waste awareness
officer, Suzanne Bogan on 9176276. |
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