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In total, students in Ireland recycled the equivalent of 1.5 million AA batteries last school year - the weight of close to four school buses.
A total of sixteen schools across Mayo recycled the equivalent of 39,650 used AA batteries last year. This was part of the WEEE Ireland’s Schools Battery Recycling Competition, which encouraged students to recycle and prevent valuable materials like lithium, cobalt and nickel from being lost to landfill.
In total, students in Ireland recycled the equivalent of 1.5 million AA batteries last school year - the weight of close to four school buses.
This year’s campaign launches as new EU Batteries Regulation come into full effect, bringing higher waste battery collection, recycling and recovery targets.
WEEE Ireland is calling on schools, families, and communities nationwide to get involved in its annual Schools Battery Recycling Competition and help Ireland meet these ambitious goals - while supporting environmental protection and the programme’s charity partner LauraLynn Children’s Hospice.
The competition is open to all primary and secondary schools in WEEE Ireland’s battery recycling counties that collect at least 10 full 5kg battery boxes.
“The new EU Batteries Regulation raise the bar for all of us, and It’s fantastic to see so many schools in Mayo stepping up to meet the challenge,” said Elizabeth O’Reilly, Head of Environmental Compliance at WEEE Ireland.
“The incredible efforts of students, teachers, families and local communities helped ensure we meet the minimum recovery targets for materials like cobalt, copper, lead, lithium, and nickel. This allows these materials to be recaptured for use again in manufacturing, as part of a more sustainable and circular battery economy.”
Kerry McLaverty, CEO of LauraLynn says the funds the charity has received has made a positive impact on the children and families who avail of the charity.
“This year’s donation brings the total fundraising to an incredible €610,000. LauraLynn would also like to say a huge thank you to WEEE Ireland for the support across this campaign over the last number of years and to everyone who took the time to recycle their batteries.” She added.
Schools can find more information and order WEEE Ireland Blue Battery Boxes at www.weeeireland.ie.
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