An average of 10.4kg of e-waste was recycled per person in Tipperary last year.
According to figures released by WEEE Ireland this is outside the county’s 2020 collection rate of 11.6kg.
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1,662 tonnes of electrical waste was collected in Tipperary in 2021 a trend the company want to encourage.
The say one of the key habits consumers are urged to embrace is to stop hoarding end-of-life electronic goods which can be repaired, re-used or re-gifted.
It is now more important than ever to rescue e-waste after buying of new electrical devices such as mobile phones, computers, small kitchen appliances and white goods soared during the pandemic.
