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Recycle IT – National Award Winners

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2016 National Friendly Business Awards

JCI as an organisation, recognise the pivotal role small businesses play in Ireland so each summer sees JCI branches across the country run the JCI Friendly Business Awards. These awards were set up to recognise businesses that excel in serving the needs of local people while also playing a vital role in community development.

The JCI National Friendly Business Awards are supported by Bank of Ireland and is the flagship business programme operated and promoted by JCI. They acknowledge and celebrate the value many small businesses bring to communities across Ireland every day.

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2016 JCI National Friendly Business Awards – Winners and Runners Up

The awards are run first at a local level with each JCI branch in Ireland awarding winners in the following categories, Community Impact, Customer Care, Digital Experience, Disability Access, Eco-Friendliness and Shop Layout and Design.  In 2016 there were over 500 entries across all categories with local award winners selected from these entries.

For the National Award each JCI branch then puts forward a short list of local winners to be considered for the National Friendly Business Awards. The national award winners are selected through a public vote and by a panel for judges.

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Theresa Cahill, Ivan Farmer, John McEntee, Ronan Neacy, Neil McCabe

Eco Friendly Winner 

This year the awards were held at the JCI Ireland National Convention in Galway on October 21st and Recycle IT were delighted to accept the National Award for Eco Friendliness. This followed on from our JCI regional award for Dublin received in August 2016.

John McEntee, Marketing Manager with Recycle IT says “we take great pride in winning this national award. It helps us stand out as an ‘Eco Friendly’ community electrical recycler, it sends a positive message to people and organisations with whom we work today and hopefully will help us further promote our electrical recycling services to business, community groups school’s charities and the public”.

Una Lavelle, General Manager with Recycle IT says “our recent JCI Award for Eco Friendliness raises the profile and enhance our reputation as a social enterprise offering customer focused waste management services. It helps us promote the work we do with communities all over Dublin and surrounding areas while at the same time places a real value on the work of our team.

Thanks for all the hard work JCI Ireland and JCI Dublin put into this years awards from all at Recycle IT, Community Electrical Recycling.

About Recycle IT

Recycle IT is a not for profit social enterprise providing a community collection service for all types of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). During 2015 Recycle IT offered drop off and collection services to 100,000 homes and businesses across Dublin and surrounding areas collecting a range of WEEE including over 7000 monitors and TV’s. Recycle IT also work with communities across Dublin to support reuse.

Our services are provided in partnership with WEEE Ireland. We are authorized by the National Waste Collection Permit Office and the local authority.

Visit our website for further details or call 01 4578321

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JCI Ireland 

Recycle IT @ Bealtaine Festival 2016

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National Celebration of Creativity as we Age

This festival is Ireland’s national celebration of creativity as we age. During May 2016 all over the Ireland Bealtaine events are running in clubs, community centres, theatres, libraries, galleries, arts centres, local halls, care setting, cultural spaces and at outdoors locations! so why don’t you, your family and friends make a special effort and attend an event or two. After all 2016 is a special year, the Bealtaine Festival as it is celebrating its 21st birthday.

Bealtaine Festival 2016
South Dublin – Bealtaine Festival 2016

Bealtaine Festival organisers expect over 120,000 people to take part in Bealtaine events across Ireland during the month. Planned activities range from dance to cinema, painting to theatre and much more. These events showcase the talents and creativity of both first-time and professional older artists.

It is a chance for people to make new and challenging work, a chance to communicate traditions between the generations. It is a chance for the novice to discover a talent until then unseen and a chance for a long-dormant skill to find a new outlet. Its a chance to volunteer or help your community do something new.

Launch Event

Recycle IT were invited to the South Dublin County Council launch event on May 4th 2016 in the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel. We arrived with our stand and shared information on community recycling with over 100 people attending. We shared lots of WEEE Ireland battery boxes and Recycle IT cards providing information on our electrical recycling collection service. People attending were from all over Dublin including Tallaght and Clondalkin and we were delighted to speak and offer details on our community electrical collection or drop off service which aims to be age friendly and inclusive.

We want to say thanks to Social Inclusion Unit of South Dublin County Council for inviting us along and making us feel very welcome.

Una Lavelle, Recycle IT and Maria FInn South Dublin County Council
Una Lavelle, Recycle IT and Maria FInn. South Dublin County Council

About Bealtaine

Bealtaine is an Age & Opportunity initiative part-funded by the Arts Council and delivered by hundreds of organisations around the country. Dublin City Council is an investment partner. To view the Bealtaine Festival programme of events for Dublin please click here or to download the South Dublin Age Friendly County Newsletter here

Una Lavelle Recycle IT and Councillor Sarah Holland
Una Lavelle Recycle IT and Councillor Sarah Holland, Mayor of South Dublin

Bealtaine Festival Vintage Electrical Display

Recycle IT  have a vintage electrical display in Tallaght Library to celebrate Bealtaine Festival. The display is assembled from everyday household items which have been collected over the years. Please go along with your kids and have a look over the coming weeks and up to the end of May 2016. It really is a blast for the past!

If you have any questions about recycling electrical items using our collection or drop off services please call our team on 01 45789321 or email us

Eco Week Recycling Events 2016

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South Dublin Eco Week 2016

Eco Week is a festival of events which celebrates and promotes what you can do for your environment, your community and your life. Eco Week 2016  will start on April 18th and is inclusive of  Earth Day on April 22.

Recycle IT is pleased to announce that this year it will participate in and operate a number of events for Eco Week 2016. This includes a weekend Recycling Drop Off Day which will allow an extra opportunities to recycle all your old and once loved electrical and electronic equipment. All events during Eco Week are operated in association with South Dublin Country Council.

Eco Week 2016
Eco Week 2016

Community Electrical  Recycling Drop off Day

People can recycle electrical and electronic devices which includes computer and household appliances, really anything with a plug or battery. Items recently dropped off for recycling include unwanted cookers, vacuum cleaners, washing machines, laptops, fridges and freezers.

The drop off day will take place on Saturday April 23rd 2016  between 10am and 2pm in Clondalkin, Dublin 22 and all are welcome.

Una Lavelle, manager with Recycle IT appreciates it’s sometimes difficult for people to find time to recycle electrical equipment. Una says “this free drop off service offers residents and community groups an additional opportunity over a weekend, to clear out as part of the spring cleanup”.

Once you arrive at the recycling facility in Clondalkin our team will be on hand to help you. They will take your items for recycling and answer any questions you might have.

Recycle IT are normally open Monday to Friday from 8.30am for free drop off or you can avail of our dedicated collection service.

The Recycle IT recycling facility is located at:

Unit 14/2 Crag Terrace, Clondalkin Industrial Estate, Clondalkin Dublin D22 TK37 Tel: 01 4578321, email: info@recycleit.ie or visit our website www.recycleit.ie

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Recycle IT – Recycled & Reused Washing Machines

Further Events for Eco Week 2016

Recycle IT will operate a WEEE to Work Day in Tallaght where people can drop of old electrical and electronic equipment on the way to and from work. You can see a vintage display of electrical appliances used in homes years ago at the South Dublin County Council Office in Tallaght from April 18th  We will also provide school children with an overview of “How WEEE Works” through a number of inclass events during the week. For further details and a brochure of all events please email info@recycleit.ie

To access the a list of events for Eco Week 2016 please click here

About Recycle IT

Recycle IT is the only Community Electronic Recycling Social Enterprise in Dublin and surrounding area providing a neighbourhood kerbside collection service for all types of waste electrical and electronic equipment as well as a residential drop off service.

Recycle IT (formally Clondalkin Community Recycling Initiative) started in 2002 with a collection service added in 2007. During 2015 we worked with approx. 100,000 homes across Dublin and surrounding areas collecting a range of WEEE (including over 90,000 monitors) Our services are provided in partnership with WEEE Ireland and with the cooperation of South Dublin County Council. We are authorized by the National Waste Collection Permit Office and South Dublin County Council.