Further Investigation Find out how to manage our waste efficiently at www.askaboutireland.ie. Search for ‘Irish Waste Hierarchy’, and click on levels of the pyramid for more information.
Further Investigation Consumers can play an active role in waste management by refusing, reducing, re-using and recycling. Find out more at www.recycling.ie.
Did You Know?
Your school can sign up to www.weeepledge.ie to participate in a free battery recycling programme and access free educational assets for schools.
WEEE Directive (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment)
Under this EU directive, producers must organise for the collection and treatment of waste electrical and electronic equipment. This includes anything with a plug or battery, and large and small appliances can be recycled for free.
Advantages of recycling • Lowers waste disposal costs and the amount of waste going to landfill • Creates jobs • Reduces litter and pollution problems • Reduces our use of raw materials, like trees and metals • Saves energy
Recycling symbols Recycling symbol
Discovery Learning
Did you know that many recycle bins become contaminated very easily? Visit the Repak website to find out how to protect our environment by disposing of waste correctly: www.repak.ie/for-home.
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The recycling symbol is used by manufacturers to indicate that goods and packaging are recyclable.
The green dot indicates that the suppliers of the packaging bearing the green dot have contributed financially to the cost of recycling. In Ireland the green dot symbol is only used by members of Repak.
Recognised across Europe and worldwide, the EU Ecolabel helps identify products and services that have a reduced environmental impact throughout their life cycles.
Green dot EU Ecolabel
Strand 2: Responsible Family Living Section 2: Designing a Sustainable and Safe Home
