Ireland beat Spain in Europe recycling battle

They may have crushed our Euro 2012 hopes but Ireland has beaten Spain in one European clash — recycling.

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Ireland, the compliance scheme for electrical and battery recycling, released its 2011 annual report yesterday, which shows Ireland recycled nearly 11m electronic items last year — well ahead of the European average.

We recycled an average of 7.88kg of waste electrical and electronic equipment per head — almost double the European target — in comparison to 3kg in Spain and 4kg in Greece.