Retailers & Distributors
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What is a Distributor/Retailer?
A ‘distributor’ is any person that provides electrical equipment, electronic equipment, batteries and/or accumulators on a professional basis to an end-user. However, for the purpose of this page a distributor is reffered to as a retailer.
Retailer WEEE Obligations
- Any retailer that takes back WEEE must be registered with their local authority to obtain a permit that licenses them to hold waste on their premises, or they can register with ERP Ireland in their respective counties. Read more>>
- They must ensure that any WEEE collected is delivered to an approved collection facility
- They must ensure that the storage and transport of WEEE collected as above meets the requirements of the Regulations
- They must ensure that private householders are informed of the WEEE take-back facilities available to them and that they are encouraged to participate in the separate collection of WEEE
- They must not sell electrical and electronic products from a ‘producer’ who is not in possession of a valid Certificate of Registration or a valid Certificate of Renewal of Registration from the WEEE Register
Retailer Waste Battery Obligations
- Retail outlets that sell batteries will be required to take waste batteries similar in type to those they supply, even where the person depositing the waste batteries does not purchase a new battery. This service must be free of charge to the consumer
- They must provide conveniently located, appropriate facilities for the collection of waste batteries
- They must not sell batteries from a ‘producer’ who is not in possession of a valid Certificate of Registration or a valid Certificate of Renewal of Registration from the WEEE Register
- Retailers must have their own specific information poster which must displayed on the premises telling customers that waste battery recycling is available. The poster must be placed in a conspicuous position, no more than one metre from the in-store battery display/ point-of-sale. To print a copy of the statutory notice, plese click here.
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