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Originally Posted by BenMcr
I think this is misconception of WEEE. There is no actual responsibility to collect equipment under WEEE if it's not being replaced by something else if the company is part of the Takeback scheme i.e. local recycling centres
So if you buy a Cooker from Currys, and then later on you don't want it anymore you wouldn't be able to force Currys to collect it as they would tell you to take it to the recycling centre
The only time there is usually a requirement to collect old items is where a company is replacing them. So if you buy a new cooker Currys will normall take the old one away
So Virgin will collect the equipment they can reuse easily.
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I confess I don't know all the ins and outs of the WEEE directive, but every one of your examples refers to buying equipment and is the consumers property, and is, therefore, their responsibility to dispose of correctly, including returning to the manufacturer where possible.
In the VM case ALL equipment remains VM's property and the disposal remains, in my understanding, VM's reponsibility.