In reply to a post by Oliver341:

There is no doorstep collection of small electricals like there is for other types of waste adding to the likelihood of people choosing the dustbin, maybe councils need to bring this into consideration and provide some kind of doorstep provision.

We just contact our local council for a rubbish pickup stating how many items and what they are.
They have taken all sorts of rubbish, old TV's, Audio Equipment, Garden Rubbish, old beds, sofas etc they take the lot.

Plus a few times we have put out some old computer parts, monitors etc and they are gone before the council arrive to pick them up.

Paul

In reply to a post by PaulKirby:

We just contact our local council for a rubbish pickup stating how many items and what they are.
They have taken all sorts of rubbish, old TV's, Audio Equipment, Garden Rubbish, old beds, sofas etc they take the lot.

I know about the chargeable collection services for larger items, I was referring more to small electricals which fit within a dustbin.

Something that is being missed here is that under WEEE regulations any supplier of WEEE equipment is obliged to offer a free take back service of your own equipment that is being replaced.

See Chapter 6 of the Gov website guidelines.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/...

Also see chapter 7 on how consumers can dispose of it.

According to the rules Plusnet must take back their equipment free of charge.

Edited by deleted (Sun 26-Jan-20 17:53:37)

In reply to a post by funkydan:

Something that is being missed here is that under WEEE regulations any supplier of WEEE equipment is obliged to offer a free take back service of your own equipment that is being replaced.

See Chapter 6 of the Gov website guidelines.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/...

According to the rules Plusnet must take back their equipment free of charge.

BT do that, when I got a replacement HH4 several years back it arrived in a box in a bag which came with a free post stamp of it, dropped it off at our local post office and it was sent back for free.

Paul

In reply to a post by funkydan:

According to the rules Plusnet must take back their equipment free of charge.

The issue is whether consumers can be bothered to do so if there is no financial disincentive to do so. People only stopped throwing endless plastic bags away when it hit them in the pocket.

Council here collects small eletricals if left in a bag next to recycling bin

In reply to a post by MrSaffron:

Council here collects small eletricals if left in a bag next to recycling bin

That's good, that really needs to be nationwide.

Agreed, there's no problem returning old kit for WEEE disposal, but my point is that BT will charge you if you DON'T send the Smarthub back!

Good, it's free for customers to avoid the charge.

Recently left BT and a blue returns bag has arrived today for the Smart Hub.