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<p>Some of the fast tech and low-quality, quickly discarded electronics found in municipal waste streams being sorted at Clean Ireland’s depot in Shannon, County Clare. Picture: Paul Corey</p>

outdoors

Wasteful and dangerous to dump batteries and electronics

Lithium is now used in many batteries, especially the rechargeable ones. But a damaged lithium battery can catch fire, or explode, without warning — so for safety reasons, people are asked not to put batteries into general bins, skips, or street bins

<p> Laura Woods is calling on schools and students across Ireland to become battery recycling champions as part of the WEEE Ireland Schools Battery Recycling Competition. She is joined by Isabelle Khumnariang age 10 (l), Molly Farrelly age 9, Eve Geoghegan age 10, and Abigail Craven age 9 from Scoil Naomh Padraig, who collected the equivalent of 20,600 AA batteries to win in their category. Pic: Andres Poveda Photography.</p>

parenting

Tots to Teens: Advice on dealing with bullying from Dublin City University

<p>Disposable vapes: The brightly colored e-cigarettes are flooding the environment with plastic waste, creating an eyesore in parks and across city centres</p>

outdoors

Disposable vapes are flooding the environment with plastic waste and creating an eyesore

Warning not to charge e-scooters in living areas after a number of fires

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Warning not to charge e-scooters in living areas after a number of fires

Button batteries warning

world

Hospital issues health warning over button batteries and magnetic balls

Batteries loaded with toxins

Bosco urges public to donate batteries to children's charity

Bosco urges public to donate batteries to children's charity

LauraLynn, Ireland’s Children’s Hospice, has launched its annual Battery Recycling Campaign with the help of Ireland’s favourite puppet, Bosco.

Tue, 25 Nov, 2014