Dept of the Environment Press Release, 18/7/06
"WEEE Recycling A Remarkable Success Story", Roche
• Half a Million household appliances have been taken out of the waste stream and recycled since 13 August 2005, including 85,000 fridge freezers, 78,000 TVs and almost 40,000 power tools;
• A Five fold increase in WEEE Recycling since scheme commenced last year;
Mr. Dick Roche T.D., Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government today (18th July '06) presented a progress report on performance of the WEEE recycling scheme since the scheme came into effect on 13 August 2005. The Minister described the results as 'shining' and a "clear indication of the public's willingness to grapple with the problem of waste."
"By the end of May this year 21,500 tonnes were collected nationally, equivalent to an annual collection rate of 6.8 Kg per person. Our EU target is to reach 4KG per person by end 2008. This performance would place us on course to achieving 170% of our target within the first 12 months and to double our EU target by end 2008", Minister Roche said. Almost half a million household appliances, 85,000 fridge freezers and 78,000 TVs and almost 40,000 power tools have been recycled to date. "These figures confound some of the doom-laden prophecies that were being bandied about last year", the Minister added.
Speaking at a function to mark the establishment of the WEEE Monitoring Group, comprising relevant public and industry stakeholders who will be responsible for monitoring the effective operation of the WEEE Directive in Ireland, the Minister said, "having led the way in implementing the WEEE Directive Ireland can become a World class performer in recycling WEEE, Ireland's performance to date has been stunning." etc.
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