Environment Minister Phil Hogan officially opened the Rehab Recycle Reuse centre of excellence yesterday (November 21) in Tallagt. He said: “Schools, charities, community groups and start-up enterprises using a PC professionally refurbished by Rehab Recycle will enjoy at least three or four years of productive use.
“This effectively doubles the life of a PC, in effect halving its environmental footprint while making a significant difference in someone’s world.”
Ireland is currently leading the way in Europe recycling an average of 9kg of WEEE per head of population – 3.5kg above the European average. If just 5% of Ireland’s WEEE was reused, 320,000 items of electrical equipment would re-enter the second life market