Residents of South Mayo are urged to bring their electrical and electronic waste to a series of free collection days so that the county can meet federal e-waste recycling targets for 2023.
The gatherings are being held on Saturday, February 18, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Mayo County Council parking lot in Cong, and on Saturday, March 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Station Road parking lot in Claremorris.
They are being organized by WEEE Ireland in partnership with Mayo County Council. The county will host collection drives over the coming weeks. On March 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Pavilion Road parking lot, one of these drives will take place in Castlebar.
E-Waste Collection
All household appliances with plugs or batteries, including outdated washing machines, TVs, toasters, kettles, cables, toys and electronics, cell phones, remote controls, and even watches, will be accepted without charge.
"In Mayo and throughout Ireland, we are buying more electrical items than ever, with the yearly tonnage on the market expanding dramatically from 15 kg per head in 2016 to 23 kg per head in 2022," says WEEE Ireland CEO Leo Donovan. Consumer expenditure on new electronic goods, such as white goods, computers, small kitchen appliances, and mobile phones, increased throughout the epidemic, according to shopping statistics.
Since many homes still have outdated items lying around, we want to provide individuals with the possibility to recycle them for nothing. We want to encourage the Mayo people who consistently contribute significantly to the recycling of e-waste.
The national average was 10.86 kg, and the 2020 collection rate was 11.03 kg. Despite this, the nation's e-waste target for 2023 has been increased to 14 kg per person to take into account the acceleration of yearly increases in electrical product consumption under Covid-19.
Recycling E-Waste
In order to reuse the material we collect in production, 82 percent of it is recovered by both domestic operators and specialized processors in Europe, according to Mr. Donovan. Compared to primary resources, end-of-life products often contain higher amounts of metals and minerals. Because these resource reserves are the upcoming urban mines, the environment can tremendously benefit from our recycling activities.
Recycling e-waste under the WEEE Ireland Scheme as opposed to landfilling resulted in the avoidance of the equivalent of 231,179 metric tons of CO2 emissions in 2021. That is equal to 4,624 hectares of trees using that much carbon annually. For the benefit of 1,300 producer members, WEEE Ireland collects more than two-thirds of the nation's waste of electrical and electronic materials. The Mayo County Council is a partner in these free activities. E-waste recycling, according to Sharon Cameron, an environmental awareness officer for the Mayo County Council, "is immensely good for both the environment and the economy."
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Technology is a useful servant, but a dangerous master, it was rightly said. Electronic devices have grown into an inevitable part of our daily lives.
