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Re:A “right to repair” movement tools up by mrighele on Friday September 29, 2017 @06:17AM (#15364055)
> In Poland, and I believe it's an EU regulation, every seller is obligated to take your old appliances when you buy new ones in the same category. For example when you buy a freezer you can drop your old one for recycling free of charge (so the cost is included in the retail price).

In Italy is the same. Keep in mind that the retail price includes a tax to cover the costs of recycling, so it is not really free :-). The amount depends on the type of appliance. This too should come from an EU directive.

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Re:A “right to repair” movement tools up by chrisseaton on Friday September 29, 2017 @06:53AM (#15364200)
> Keep in mind that the retail price includes a tax to cover the costs of recycling, so it is not really free :-)

They didn’t say they thought it was free. In fact they said

> so the cost is included in the retail price

And you quoted that!

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Re:A “right to repair” movement tools up by mrighele on Friday September 29, 2017 @07:20AM (#15364331)
Ops ! You're right. Too little coffee I guess :-)
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Re:A “right to repair” movement tools up by tzs on Friday September 29, 2017 @06:54AM (#15364201)
What happens if you do not want to return your old appliance when you buy a new one? Do you still pay the recycling tax?
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Re:A “right to repair” movement tools up by efreak on Friday September 29, 2017 @12:21PM (#15366632)
The recycling tax is for the product you're buying, so it doesn't matter if you're bringing one to be recycled or not.
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Re:A “right to repair” movement tools up by ddingus on Friday September 29, 2017 @02:36PM (#15367876)
Yes, but you also have the value of the old device.
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Re:A “right to repair” movement tools up by Markoff on Friday September 29, 2017 @07:44AM (#15364431)
yes :(
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Re:A “right to repair” movement tools up by icc97 on Friday September 29, 2017 @06:21AM (#15364069)
I think in Belgium they specify how much the recycling premium is when buying something new.
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