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WEEE Collection Points SDCC

The WEEE Directive legislates for environmentally friendly disposal of WEEE. The Irish regulations implement the new European Directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment and apply to producers (manufacturers and importers) distributors (retailers) of electrical and electronic equipment.The European Union (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 149 of 2014) came into effect on 29th March 2014.Producers and retailers are now responsible for the financing of the collection, treatment, recovery and disposal of WEEE.It means that final users of such household WEEE are now entitled to leave that waste back without charge, either to retail outlets when buying a replacement item or other authorised collection points, including local authority civic amenity sites.

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South Dublin County Council

South Dublin County Council came into existence on the 1st January 1994. It has an area of 222.74 square kilometres. South Dublin has a population of 265,205 according to the... read more

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Title WEEE Collection Points SDCC
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The WEEE Directive legislates for environmentally friendly disposal of WEEE. The Irish regulations implement the new European Directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment and apply to producers (manufacturers and importers) distributors (retailers) of electrical and electronic equipment.The European Union (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 149 of 2014) came into effect on 29th March 2014.Producers and retailers are now responsible for the financing of the collection, treatment, recovery and disposal of WEEE.It means that final users of such household WEEE are now entitled to leave that waste back without charge, either to retail outlets when buying a replacement item or other authorised collection points, including local authority civic amenity sites.

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Publisher South Dublin County Council
Author South Dublin County Council
Maintainer SDCC GIS Officer
Region South Dublin
Category Environment and Energy
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License Creative Commons Attribution
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Language en
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