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New EU legislation forcing electronics retailers to provided recycling services for returned goods is a "serious threat" to small computer retailers, an industry specialist has said.
Geoff Carr, spokesman for the National Association of Specialist Computer Retailers (NASCR), emphasised that small computer firms will find the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive highly disruptive - and it may force many to shut down.
He explained that small firms will be much harder hit by the company legislation than larger businesses, saying: "Theres simply a difference between how smaller businesses will pay for it and how larger businesses will pay for it; its just the economy of scale.
"[Larger stores] can just do it all themselves; it only costs them a tiny fraction per unit."
The WEEE Directive was introduced in the UK on July 1st.
The legislation aims to reduce the amount of corrosive electronic waste going into landfill sites by forcing all electronics manufacturers to fund their own recycling schemes.
Retailers must offer facilities for customers to return waste equipment.
Mr Carr also warned small firms against not registering to avoid being affected by the company legislation.
He said: "[Some small firms] have got funny ideas as to how theyll get away with it. Thats not going to work."
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