How does the return system work in Spain? Who is responsible for what?
In most cases, the return of goods will be at no cost to the product’s final owner. There are several ways to dispose of WEEE. The consumer may return the WEEE to a distributor from whom they are buying an equivalent or replacement product, or may drop it off at an authorized location. A distributor must receive the item and store it until it can be processed correctly, by means of scheduled collections, by the item’s producer or their representative organization. Local authorities in municipalities with more than 5000 people will also be responsible for collecting WEEE from households and storing it until it is collected for sorting and treatment by producers or their collective organization. A municipality with less than 5000 inhabitants will adhere to the collection standards set by the respective autonomous region. In most cases, the WEEE producer will bear the cost and responsibility of the collection, treatment, and final disposal of the item and will have to provide reuse and tr
