Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 216: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if retailers who deliver items such as furniture to a private house or business are obliged to take back the packaging waste; the recourse the purchaser has in the event that the vendor refuses to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27943/07]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Retailers who deliver items such as furniture to a private house or business are not obliged to take away the packaging waste. Producers and retailers who place substantial amounts of packaging on the market do, however, have a range of responsibilities under the relevant legislation. If they join a packaging waste compliance scheme, they contribute to the overall cost of the collection and recycling of packaging waste. If they opt not to join such a scheme, they must accept back at their own premises, free of charge, any packaging waste of the type which they supply.