WEEE Directive prevents online purchases by Irish consumers?

tallpaul said:
Then perhaps it would be fairer to only impose WEEE when disposing of a product...
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The problem here is getting people to pay for the correct disposal of products. If it were introduced like this the number of illegally dumped electronic/WEEE relevant products would hugely increase.

Putting it on the sale means the cost is included from day one and when it comes time to dispose people will simply use the service they have already paid for.
 
tallpaul said:
Then perhaps it would be fairer to only impose WEEE when disposing of a product...
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This has been the method of payment for waste managment until recently. Unfortunately Joe and Josie persistenently fly tip, use illegal dumps etc. Jack and Jill in the public hospitals dumped their biohazard waste in illegal dumps. It just wouldnt work.

I truely understand where you are coming from. I hope to buy a car before Christmas I'll have to fork out about 25% to the government in the form of VRT.

If we all accepted the principle that (s)he who uses a service pays for it then our income tax would drop.

I switch on my tap, therefore i pay for the water that comes out of it
I create waste (Choose not to adhere to the waste managment triangle by first Reducing, Reusing etc) I pay for waste management.

Rant over.
 
Meathman99 said:
This has been the method of payment for waste managment until recently. Unfortunately Joe and Josie persistenently fly tip, use illegal dumps etc. Jack and Jill in the public hospitals dumped their biohazard waste in illegal dumps. It just wouldnt work.

I truely understand where you are coming from. I hope to buy a car before Christmas I'll have to fork out about 25% to the government in the form of VRT.

If we all accepted the principle that (s)he who uses a service pays for it then our income tax would drop.

I switch on my tap, therefore i pay for the water that comes out of it
I create waste (Choose not to adhere to the waste managment triangle by first Reducing, Reusing etc) I pay for waste management.

Rant over.
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Yes I think what gets my goat is the speed at which Dick Roche brought it in. I don't see the UK in the same rush. Obviously if they did, then one would assume that normal service would resume with Amazon et al...
 
While it's currently only Amazon affected, I'd imagine that is purely because they're the biggest web retailer and have had their own legal team examine the implications of the Irish WEEE legislation. Chances are the legislation didn't consider web retailers knowing the slack way Irish legislation is drafted.

This could easily spread to all the major web retailers much the same way as where Irish Vat rates are now applied regardless of the country where the retailer is based. I seem to remember Amazon were the first to do this as well.

The problem for them is probably not so much applying the charge but in dealing with the replaced item. You buy an LCD TV off them and they're worried they'll need to pay for your old CRT to be shipped to the UK.
 
ashambles said:
While it's currently only Amazon affected......
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IIRC Dell dont offer consumer electronic equipment for sale in the Republic of Ireland due to it not being worth their while to mod their web site to allow for WEEE
 
PCs are also covered by the WEEE directive and Dell are definitely selling those online! Also - see here and here for some relevant info.
Legislative and Regulatory Compliance

Dell is dedicated to meeting the requirements of the European Union's WEEE (Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Directive and is engaged in the development of country-specific implementation schemes to comply with the national WEEE laws. The directive aims to reduce the waste arising from electrical and electronic equipment, and improve the environmental performance of everything involved in the life cycle of electrical and electronic equipment.
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Clubie,

If you look on dell.ie you will not see LCD TVs, digital cameras etc offered. Go to dell.co.uk and they are offered. I understand that the reason for this is as above - they can cope with either no WEEE charge or one WEEE charge but not all the pesky little details that crop up with consumer goods.

I do not doubt that Dell take the topic of recycling in a responsible and serious way. Did you think that I suggested otherwise ?
 
Raising an old topic but I was a bit shocked tonight to find while I can order music cd's and dvd's I am not able to order PC Games ( cd/dvd format) which makes no sense at all, the games I am looking for are expansion packs which none of the local retailers here stock and I can't find them on line either!
 
I just bought a digital camera and camcorder from a UK online retailer - I wasn't charged anything extra to comply with the WEEE directive; while I am not complaining I am just wondering technically should I have been charged ?

BTW the prices I got were better than pixmania.com and delivery in 48 hours
 
efm said:
I just bought a digital camera and camcorder from a UK online retailer - I wasn't charged anything extra to comply with the WEEE directive; while I am not complaining I am just wondering technically should I have been charged ?

BTW the prices I got were better than pixmania.com and delivery in 48 hours
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Care to tell us which retailer???
 
CCOVICH said:
Care to tell us which retailer???
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The retailer was [broken link removed] I did the deal on the telephone where they give the same prices as quoted on the net and charged me £25 GBP for delivery to Ireland - delivery was within 2 working days but they had advised it might take up to 4 days.

This site was recommended over on as being reputable and supplying UK standard product ie manuals in english with 3 pin plugs
 
Still worth shopping around as Mary H would say. Pixmania have Canon's IXUS 60 for €248 including delivery, it's €292 with AJP.
 
Leo said:
Still worth shopping around as Mary H would say. Pixmania have Canon's IXUS 60 for €248 including delivery, it's €292 with AJP.
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Absolutely - I got a Sony Cybershot W70 and a Sony DVD 205 and both were cheaper with AJ Purdy but I had shopped around before deciding
 
DABS.ie are also quoting the WEEE directive as their reason for not supplying tv's etc to Ireland..
 
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