Where can I dispose of my broken earbuds?
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brucine Posted messages 24373 Registration date Status Membre Last intervention -
brucine Posted messages 24373 Registration date Status Membre Last intervention -
Hello! I have a pair of headphones that only work on one side. Not wanting to repair them and lacking the necessary skills, I would like to throw them away but ensure they are recycled! Since they only function halfway, I don't think there is any point in giving them to a charity; let's say it wouldn't be practical for the user. Therefore, I want them to be recycled instead of thrown in the trash. I also don't want to receive money for recycling them, nor do I want to receive new ones. I just don't know where I can drop them off for recycling. Do you know any places where they can have a second life? :) By the way, they are dirty (behind the "lid" – they are ear-in headphones). Should I clean them before? Thank you in advance for your responses.
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You're right, it's an electronic product. They shouldn't be thrown in the trash. In fact, there's a little crossed-out trash can symbol on the packaging.
Normally, when you buy a new product, the retailer is required to take them back. Now for this type of product, I believe that all sellers must take it back even if you are not buying a new one. So you can drop it off at Carrefour, Darty, or Boulander and they will recycle it. No need to clean it.
Normally, when you buy a new product, the retailer is required to take them back. Now for this type of product, I believe that all sellers must take it back even if you are not buying a new one. So you can drop it off at Carrefour, Darty, or Boulander and they will recycle it. No need to clean it.
Just bring them to the recycling center.
Hello CRIP.
Except that between 2015 (the year of the request) and 2025 (the year of your response),
and depending on the infrastructures and locations in France, that was not necessarily possible at the time.
Whereas today, it is.
Hello,
Aside from the award for digging up, the intervention in <1> reminds us that the seller is obliged to take back certain appliances or items, but only when purchasing a new one of the same type.
It also mentions the case of companies like Darty and Boulanger which, while probably not subject to this obligation if there is no purchase, all have, as far as I remember, collection bins for small electronic devices at the entrance of their stores.
As far as I know, and for as long as I can remember, recycling centers have always had more or less specific bins for certain categories of products (including those that are electric or electronic), provided that the network was sufficiently extensive at the time.