The WEEE Directive aims to reduce quantities of WEEE disposed of to landfill and reduce the harmful effects caused by WEEE on health and the environment whilst conserving natural resources.
Meanwhile, the Battery Directive aims to minimise the negative impacts of batteries and accumulators on the environment and also harmonise requirements for the smooth functioning of the internal market. To achieve these objectives, the Directive introduces measures to prohibit the marketing of some batteries containing hazardous substances. It contains measures for establishing schemes aiming at high level of collection and recycling of batteries with quantified collection and recycling targets. The Directive also sets out minimum rules for producer responsibility and provisions with regard to labelling of batteries and their removability from equipment. Visit www.recyclefree.ie to learn more.
Small Appliances purchased Online for delivery
As your small appliance will be delivered to you by post or courier, we can arrange to recycle your old small appliance free of charge. You may take your old appliance to your local Civic Amenity Centre. The WEEE Ireland map gives details of Civic Amenity centres nationwide with WEEE collection facilities.
Take Back of Batteries
We will take back batteries and accumulators of equivalent type available to purchase from our website. There is no requirement for a purchase to be made. We may limit any one consumer to 5kgs of battery returns at any one time and may refuse to accept any waste portable battery leaking any of its constituent materials.
You can return your old product to us to us at 2 Ballyronan Road, Greystones, Co Wicklow. Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) is taken back free of charge on a one-for-one, like-for-like basis. Waste batteries including rechargeable batteries are taken back free of charge. You are not obliged to make any purchase when returning old batteries. Each local authority must also accept household WEEE and small batteries free of charge at its recycling facilities. All WEEE and waste batteries must be recycled and should not be placed in any of your household wheelie bins. Make sure you always recycle all your old electrical goods and batteries.
The batteries that we accept are AA, AAA, C or D and also the flat batteries that are found in watches and toys. Unfortunately we do not accept back any Industrial or car batteries.
WEEE Information
for further information on WEEE please visit www.weeeireland.ie
WEEE Registration Number: 1921
In full compliance with the WEEE Regulations, we will happily take back Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment where equivalent replacement goods have been purchased from our website. Environmental Management costs, where applicable, will be applied to the retail price of new electrical and electronic. We will accept waste batteries of the type sold by us without purchase at our return centre listed below.
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) is taken back free of charge on a one-for-one, like-for-like basis. Waste batteries including rechargeable batteries are taken back free of charge. You are not obliged to make any purchase when returning old batteries. Each local authority must also accept household WEEE and small batteries free of charge at its recycling facilities. All WEEE and waste batteries must be recycled and should not be placed in any of your household wheelie bins. Make sure you always recycle all your old electrical goods and batteries.
The amount of WEEE we throw away is increasing by around 5% each year, making it the fastest growing waste stream in the UK. Much of the UK's WEEE ends up in landfill, where the lead and other toxins it contains can cause soil and water contamination. This can have a harmful effect on natural habitat, wildlife and also human health.
Take Back and disposal Instructions
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations (SI 149 of 2014) and Waste Batteries regulations S.I. No. 349 of 2014 have been put in place to ensure that products are recycled using best available treatment, recovery and recycling techniques to ensure human health and high environmental protection. When you have finished with a WEEE product, please do not put in any of your domestic wheelie bins as it will not be recycled. Please use one of the following disposal options instead: When you purchase a product you may hand the old equivalent product back to the retailer. They should accept it as a requirement under the WEEE Regulations (S.I. No. 149 of 2014). In our case, as we are a distance selling retailer, we have made all of the facilities on the link below available to our customers and will collect the WEEE within 15 days of delivery of the new product. To arrange collection please call us on 01 2011983. Or you can take the WEEE to your local Civic Amenity Site (consumers only, businesses must call us for collection) and deposit it in the dedicated WEEE and waste battery area.
All of the above options enable the product and the batteries to be treated in accordance with the WEEE Regulations (S.I. No 149 of 2014 and S.I. No 349 of 2014) Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and waste batteries must never be placed in any of your household wheelie bins. WEEE is taken back free of charge at the address below on a one-for-one like-for-like basis. There is a bin for small batteries at the address below. Local authority civic amenity facilities also take back WEEE and waste batteries free of charge. WEEE and waste battery recycling is free.
How to Return Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and batteries to us
We will recycle your old appliance for free When we deliver your new appliance.
You may request collection from the service provider below within 15 days of delivery of your electronic and electrical equipment or you can return the WEEE and waste batteries to the following facility. Please do not post batteries. Please package (clearly marking your sales order reference number of the replacement goods you have purchased on the outside of the packaging) and call 01 2011983 to arrange the return. Normal business hours apply.
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