WEEE on purchase been delivered from Northern Ireland

Working class heroes

I'm expecting delivery of a cooker purchased online from a well known retailer in Northern Ireland. Is the onus on the retailer to pick up my old appliance as per "WEEE" for recycling purposes or do I need to sort this out myself?

Thanks.

Quackster

Working class heroes wrote: »

I'm expecting delivery of a cooker purchased online from a well known retailer in Northern Ireland. Is the onus on the retailer to pick up my old appliance as per "WEEE" for recycling purposes or do I need to sort this out myself?

Thanks.

Nope, you need to sort out it out yourself.

Working class heroes

Quackster wrote: »

Nope, you need to sort out it out yourself.

Wrong.
I’ve been in contact with the relevant authorities and it is the retailer’s responsibility.

Quackster

Working class heroes wrote: »

Wrong.
I’ve been in contact with the relevant authorities and it is the retailer’s responsibility.

Different rules apply in different countries. In the UK, retailers have the option (at least until 31st December this year) to register for a Distributer Takeback Scheme instead of taking back WEEE themselves. These schemes fund the local authority recycling centres and customers are directed to use them to dispose of WEEE.

https://www.gov.uk/electricalwaste-producer-supplier-responsibilities/join-the-distributor-takeback-scheme

Last I checked, Northern Ireland was still part of the UK.

Working class heroes

Quackster wrote: »

Different rules apply in different countries. In the UK, retailers have the option (at least until 31st December this year) to register for a Distributer Takeback Scheme instead of taking back WEEE themselves. These schemes fund the local authority recycling centres and customers are directed to use them to dispose of WEEE.

https://www.gov.uk/electricalwaste-producer-supplier-responsibilities/join-the-distributor-takeback-scheme

Last I checked, Northern Ireland was still part of the UK.

They have a .ie domain so are subject to our regulations so your smart arse NorthernIreland comment is irrelevant. Par the course for mods here to be fair.
I was on to WEE and that is what they told me.
I then reverted back to the retailer and they conceded the point so accept are wrong and move on, good chap.

L1011

Quackster is not a mod on this forum.

I am, though

Your posting style is unacceptably abrasive and not acceptable here. Rethink it before ever posting here again

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Working class heroes wrote: »

They have a .ie domain so are subject to our regulations so your smart arse

Under the Good Friday Agreement businesses in NI may use an ie address. That doesn’t infer that they are subject to any laws or regulations from the Republic.

Working class heroes

Maximo Slimy Volunteer wrote: »

Under the Good Friday Agreement businesses in NI may use an ie address. That doesn’t infer that they are subject to any laws or regulations from the Republic.

Infer or not they are subject to the WEEE regulations here.
This comes from WEEE themselves. Why have people got a problem with this......