Written answers

Tuesday, 23 June 2015

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

Recycling Policy

Photo of John BrowneJohn Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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571. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to establish a system for recycling gas appliances, similar to the waste electrical or electronic equipment provisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24747/15]

Photo of Alan KellyAlan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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There are no proposals to establish a gas appliances recycling system. It should however be noted that gas appliances which are dependent on electric currents or electromagnetic fields in order to work properly come under the scope of the European Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2014 which aim to reduce the amount of waste electrical and electronic equipment that ends up in landfill. These Regulations transpose the requirements of the re-cast WEEE Directive 2012/19/EU which came into effect on 14 February 2014. Unlike typical waste gas cookers or boilers which are more easily recycled, WEEE is a complex mixture of materials and components that because of their hazardous content and, if not properly managed, can cause major environmental and health problems. Moreover, the production of modern electronics requires the use of scarce and expensive resources. To improve the environmental management of WEEE and to contribute to a circular economy and enhance resource efficiency enhanced collection, treatment and recycling of electronics at the end of their life is essential.

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