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nono · **Posted: 31-03-2009 , 01:04 AM** #5

Just as a matter of interest disposal of WEEE goods isnt free to the householder. Anyone buying new electrical goods, whether large or small have to pay a percentage of the new goods towards the disposal of the old goods.

Every so often local County Councils will have a WEEE day whereby you can bring your old electrical goods to Council centres to have them disposed of "supposedly free" but its either paid for through European Funds or the WEEE costs on new electrical appliances AND TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY most of this stuff is being disposed of in African Countries where it ends up in dumps, where lots of people mainly very young or very old are scavaging in these dumps. (recent documentry on tv)

	Posted: 31-03-2009 , 01:04 AM #5
nono Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: GALWAY Posts: 488	Weee Goods Just as a matter of interest disposal of WEEE goods isnt free to the householder. Anyone buying new electrical goods, whether large or small have to pay a percentage of the new goods towards the disposal of the old goods. Every so often local County Councils will have a WEEE day whereby you can bring your old electrical goods to Council centres to have them disposed of "supposedly free" but its either paid for through European Funds or the WEEE costs on new electrical appliances AND TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY most of this stuff is being disposed of in African Countries where it ends up in dumps, where lots of people mainly very young or very old are scavaging in these dumps. (recent documentry on tv)