Kilkenny householders recycle 135,000 batteries in 2020
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Householders in Kilkenny recycled 51,000 more batteries through retailers last year than in 2019, new figures show.
Data from WEEE Ireland reveals that environmentally-conscious consumers in the county brought 135,400 used batteries - 3.4 tonnes - back to supermarkets, hardware and electronic stores in 2020.
That was a rise of 50,800 on the 84,600 prevented from ending up in general waste bins the year before.
Nationally, a massive 7.8 million batteries were recycled through all retailers last year – up 134,120 on 2019 as more people used their grocery shop to do their bit for the planet.
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