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Lidl recycling drill.

horse7 · 2024-02-23 09:13:40

I bought a new battery drill recently in Lidl, they wouldn't take my old drill back for recycling. They said it had to be a Lidl drill. I explained to them that legally a similar item should be taken back for recycling, but they weren't budging. I could take a long trip to the council recycling centre or another well known…

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23-02-2024 10:13am

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horse7

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I bought a new battery drill recently in Lidl, they wouldn't take my old drill back for recycling. They said it had to be a Lidl drill. I explained to them that legally a similar item should be taken back for recycling, but they weren't budging. I could take a long trip to the council recycling centre or another well known retailer but that would take time and money. Am I correct in thinking that Lidl should recycle the drill?

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#2 23-02-2024 5:05pm
Nell B

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Yes you are correct - have a look at this on WEEE Ireland's site:https://www.weeeireland.ie/retailers/retailer-faq/
Poor training at that store I think.

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