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Free take-back programme — we recycle it
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Member States must apply their measures implementing Directive (EU) 2024/825 from . This EU assessment does not decide how a specific claim is treated in a Member State.
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How this claim is typically treated
1 of 1 active market with a published assessment
| Market | Typical treatment | Legal basis | What is required |
|---|---|---|---|
| European UnionEU | Conditional | View legal reasoningUCPD; WEEE/EPR regimes | Programme must actually exist with reasonable access; Dictionary termDownstreamDownstream refers to activities, customers, users or impacts that occur after an organisation sells, distributes or transfers goods, services or products.Read the full definition Dictionary termRecyclingRecycling is the processing of waste materials into materials or products that can be used again.Read the full definition verified (not export-to-landfill); EPR registration where applicable. Show the programme operates where advertised, who may use it, eligible products, costs and access; keep collection volumes and downstream processor records proving that collected material is recycled rather than landfilled or merely transferred. |
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What this assessment covers
- Subject
- programme · Named take-back programme, eligible items and accessible collection route.
- Lifecycle boundary
- full value chain — Collection through verified downstream treatment.
- Claimed outcome or activity
- activity
- Value-chain stages
- reverse logistics, sorting, recycling, end of life
- Geographic scope
- EU, UK, US, CA, AU
- Reporting period
- Not yet assessed
- Metric
- Not yet assessed
Programme existence, access and downstream recycling outcomes must be documented for a defined reporting period.
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Published sources
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- Directive (EU) 2024/825 — Empowering consumers for the green transition (opens official source in a new tab) · Legal basis · EUR-Lex
Date or version: 2026-08-21
Article 1(1)(b) and Article 1(2)(a)
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