Currys Launch In-Store WEEE Recycling Scheme
By admin on Jul 12, 2007 in WEEE Directive, Household Waste, Recycling, Featured
Electrical retail giant Currys has launched the first UK in-store recycling scheme for end of life electrical items. The recycling scheme has been launched to coincide and work in accordance with the WEEE Directive that finally became fully effective on 1st July. The scheme enables customers to return old electrical items to any one of its network of 500 stores throughout the UK. Customers that are having new electrical items delivered by Currys can also arrange for the old items to be collected at the same time.
The new WEEE recycling service is provided at no cost to the consumer and items can be returned regardless of where they were originally purchased. Peter Keenan, the Managing Director of Currys said: “We’re the only electrical retailer opting for this customer-friendly interpretation of the WEEE Directive. We already recycle some thousands of products every year and our experience is that recycling and disposal tends to coincide with replacement.”
In order to operate the new electrical recycling scheme, Currys has set up a network of specialist recycling contractors. These contractors will ensure that all electrical items collected by Currys are dealt with in an environmentally friendly manner and in full compliance with the WEEE Directive.
This is a welcome step by Currys and one which hopefully more retailers will follow in order to help deal with the growing electronic and electrical waste stream.
Ross McRoss | May 22, 2008 | Reply
Don’t believe it….they tried to throw bit of my old fridge in the bin and they left me with a pile of packaging that they were supposed to take away.
jokers.