What are my compliance options as a retailer?
A. Retailers, known as distributors in the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) regulations, of household electrical or electronic equipment (EEE) have to ensure that WEEE from private households can be returned free of charge for recycling. Distributors have two options in order to comply with their legal obligations: • offer free in store take back or • join the Distributor Take Back Scheme (DTS) Q2. What is free in store take back? A. Retailers who have not joined the DTS have to ensure that (WEEE) from private households can be returned to them free of charge, on a one-to-one basis. This is providing that the WEEE returned is of equivalent type to, and has fulfilled the same function as the new EEE that is purchased. For example, an old video player can be returned when purchasing a new DVD player, regardless of the brand and where the old one was originally purchased. Retailers taking back WEEE must return it for recycling by contacting a producer compliance scheme, an
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