The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) legislation requires producers of Electronic and Electrical Equipment to be responsible for the financing of the collection, treatment, recovery and environmentally sound disposal of WEEE. It means that final users of such household WEEE are entitled to leave that waste back free of charge, either to retail outlets (under certain conditions) or other authorised collection points, including Roscommon County Council operated civic amenity sites at Roscommon, Ballaghaderreen, Castlerea and Boyle. Used household batteries may also be recycled for free at these Civic Amenity Sites.

Recycling reduces our dependence on depleting natural resources as Electrical and Electronic Equipment and batteries contain metals, plastics and even glass that can be used again if recovered properly through recycling. 

Examples of items that can be recycled for free include:

• All types of batteries including farm fencing and automotive batteries

• Torches, Power tools, Vacuum Cleaners and other Small Electrical Devices

• Fridges, Freezers, Washing Machines, Tumble Dryers, Microwaves and Electric Ovens

• PCs, TVs, Monitors

• Energy Saving Lamps and other Lighting Equipment

• Essentially anything with a plug or battery can be recycled for free.

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