WEEE Recycling - Do they have to take CRT after LCD purchase?

[Complainer]

My vintage Sony CRT TV (old fashioned type, with big tube) wasn't worth repairing, so I picked up an Aldi special Tevion LCD PC last week. It's a grand yoke, except that there is no mains switch, so you really have to unplug at night - a bit of a pain.

Anyway, my question is whether Aldi have to accept back my big old CRT tv under the WEEE recycling. Is this considered to be 'like for like'?

 

[pudds]

imho I have to say yes and I don't think they break it down too finely anyway. (the legislation that is)

Don't worry about weight or size, Lidl where selling fridge freezers there the other week.

 

[Thirsty]

Did this recently (though another retailer not Aldi) and they took back the old TV no problem.

 

[Crugers]

When I purchased one of those ALDI LCD' they agreed to take back a CRT as part of the WEEE Recycling scheme...

 

[Complainer]

When I purchased one of those ALDI LCD' they agreed to take back a CRT as part of the WEEE Recycling scheme...

As it happens, there was a free electronics recycling day at Nutgrove last Saturday, so I brought it up there. It went into a large cage with many other TVs, fridges, washing machines etc.