Do retailers have a role to play?

Yes, from 13 August 2005, each retailer must:

• be registered with their local authority;
• provide for free in-store take back of household WEEE on a one-for-one basis on the sale of a new like product;
• ensure that any WEEE collected is delivered to an approved collection facility;
• ensure that the storage and transport of WEEE collected as above meets the requirements of the Regulations; and
• ensure that private households are informed of the WEEE take back facilities available to them and that they are encouraged to participate in the separate collection of WEEE.

For more information see the Links page and click on “WEEE and the Retailer” under Recommended Reading or Retailers Guide under EPA Information.