[NickRandom]

In the EU there is the WEEE directive (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive for those snickering in the back of the class!) which states this -

Distributor obligations - All distributors must: Offer free take back on WEEE; Accept WEEE for free from customers supplied with like-for-like products, regardless of whether this is done in store, online or by mail order

(You're Seattle based so not applicable in your circumstances)

[Source https://www.gov.uk/guidance/regulations-waste-electrical-and...]

[sschueller]

Yep, Switzerland has this too. There is a small tax an every electronic item you buy and you can return it to any other electronics retailer for free. We used to dump old server hardware at the Apple store because it was closest. :)

[fy20]

My supermarket has a recycling box where you can dump old electronics and batteries.

[brewdad]

My local Home Depot takes lithium batteries now. There was a limit on the number they would take at a time though.

[_carbyau_]

:-) Nitpick: perhaps GOV.UK is not a source of truth for EU directives anymore..

[mike_d]

You'll be surprised to learn that the UK still participates in quite a few EU schemes. Europol for example, the UK helps drive policy and is still a founding member.

[_carbyau_]

That does surprise me. :-) Thank you.