Free electrical & battery recycling event

Westmeath Co. Co. has issued a notice regarding a free electrical and battery recycling event on Friday, 2nd March, 2012. The drop-off point will be the Tesco carpark.  They’ll accept any household electrical item with a plug or battery e.g. IT equipment, large and small domestic appliances, home entertainment appliances, and all bulbs and batteries. Staff will be on-hand to help with unloading. No commercial waste will be accepted.

If you bring 5 or more items, you could be in with a chance to win a HP laptop – the draw will take place on the day at 4pm.

Free electrical and electronic waste collection

From 10am to 4pm today, you can bring your waste  electrical products to a free ERP recycling centre at Tesco.

Products that has/had a battery or plug can be brought e.g.

  • IT equipment / large domestic appliances
  • Electric kettles / electric heaters
  • Power tools / game consoles / dishwashers
  • Microwave ovens / televisions / radios
  • Video players / electric lawn mowers
  • Lighting equipment / bulbs / tubes / flashlamps

Staff will be on hand to assist with unloading and both plug and battery-operated electrical waste will be  accepted. Commercial waste will not be accepted