Electric.ie March/April 2018 Editon

ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • 9 E lectrical wholesalers play an important role in the reclamation of electrical waste in accordance with the Weee directive as it is applied in Ireland. The AEW has committed its members to participate in the task of Weee collection through its nationwide trade counter ‡–™‘”Ǥ •‡† ƪ—‘”‡•…‡– lamps present a large volume of waste with special requirements for recycling. Noel Simpson (AEW) is organising the support of the AEW to participate in this initiative and he invited Electric.ie to visit the recycling plant to examine and report on the system in place for the ”‡…›…Ž‹‰ ‘ˆ ƪ—‘”‡•…‡–• ƒ† ‘–Š‡” electrical waste. Irish Lamps Recycling (Athy) is the main recycler of lamps. They ‘ơ‡” ƒ ˆ”‡‡ •‡”˜‹…‡ –‘…‘ŽŽ‡…– Žƒ’• from wholesalers nationwide. Recycling lamps involves systems and equipment to dismantle the components of luminaires and to submit the lamps to a process that separates the caps and grinds the glass tube to a disposable powder. ‘Š —††›ǡ ‘™‡” ‘ˆ –Š‡…‘’ƒ› listed some tips that are helpful and ƒ‡ –Š‡ ”‡…›…Ž‹‰ ‘”‡ ‡ƥ…‹‡–Ǥ Contractors and wholesalers submitting lamps for recycling should observe the following: - Remove the sleeve and all packaging from the lamp. (see pic.1) - Do not put Ͳ ft. lamps in the large „Ž—‡ „‘š ‘”…‘ƥǤ Š‡”‡ ‹• ƒ •ƒŽŽ‡” blue box for these. (see pic.2) - If possible, remove the lamp ˆ”‘ –Š‡ Ž‹‰Š– Ƥ––‹‰•Ǥ Š‹• ‹• –Š‡ ideal way to present the items for recycling. - Remove all packaging before †‹•’‘•‹‰ ‘ˆ Ƥ––‹‰• ‹ –Š‡ ™‘‘†‡ crates at the wholesalers. (see pic.4) - ‡–• ‡‡’ –Š‡ ‡‡”‰‡…› Ƥ––‹‰• separate. ”‹•Š ƒ’ ‡…›…Ž‹‰ ‘ơ‡” ƒ collection on site service for large amounts of material. This is a free service but they require the following... - Give adequate notice to Irish Lamps Recycling if arranging a collection. (Ideally 5 days notice) - Materials to be collected on site must be at ground level and have easy access. We all have a responsibility for –Š‡ ‡ƥ…‹‡– ”‡…›…Ž‹‰ ‘ˆ ‡Ž‡…–”‹…ƒŽ waste. Irish Lamp Recycling at info@ilr.ie or by phone 059-8631377. www.weeireland.ie or www.aew.ie Recycling Waste Electrical and Lighting Equipment Association of Electrical Wholesalers Noel Simpson, AEW with John and Aaron Cuddy of Irish Lamps Recycling x x pic.1 x pic.4 pic.2 x Tubes ground to a powder