Ever been charged a recycling fee when ordering a monitor?

[rayray2]

So I purchased a 22" LCD monitor from eBay. The seller tacks on an extra $8.00 to the final cost. I sent him an email asking what this was for and I get the following reply:

The $8.00 fee charged on your eBay order is in correspondence with a
state law recycling fee. At this time there are a number of states
which require recycling fees to be charged on televisions and monitors.
These states and the amount of recycling fee charged can be amended at
any time as state policies change. By law, recycling fees are automatically computed on products and shipping charges.

Should I have to pay this? The auction didn't state anything about a recycling fee.

 

[frostedflakes]

Do you or the seller live in Kahleefornya?

 

[Brovane]

Welcome to the PRK.

 

[Tsaico]

I don't order off Ebay, but I know that I get charged this all the time when I purchase from my normal retailers. It is supposed to help companies/cities recoup the costs associated with recycling the old ones that get turned into those programs. the lame part is the companies that pick this stuff up charge money for these service when you drop it off too. So I get charged when I buy one, then again when I drop it off.

Dumping it in the empty field near my house is looking better and better.

 

[OCGuy]

Originally posted by: Tsaico
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Dumping it in the back of a random pickup truck is looking better and better.

Fixed

 

[thegimp03]

Yes, I've had to pay it before.

 

[ElFenix]

texas passed a law about recycle fees at the behest of dell (who was already recycling and so had all the facilities in place)

 

[frostedflakes]

The sad thing is that "recycling" fee is probably used to ship the monitors to dumps in Africa and India where poverty-stricken children melt the toxic insulation off wires to obtain the valuable copper.

For anybody who hasn't thought about it, you might want to check out where a lot of our e-waste ends up. It's really an eye-opener.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

I would inquire with the seller as to him providing proof that he is submitting this fee to the state, and if he ignores you inform him you will be contacting the state with his contact information so they may collect it.

It imagine it is illegal to collect said fee without remitting it, similar to sales tax.

 

[palswim]

Originally posted by: Ocguy31

Originally posted by: Tsaico
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Dumping it in the back of a random pickup truck is looking better and better.

Fixed

>_<

I dropped off my (non-working) 19" CRT behemoth from 1998 along with its original box behind Fry's late at night with a note saying "to a good home". (Not that I would do this or condone this now)

 

[amicold]

Originally posted by: frostedflakes
The sad thing is that "recycling" fee is probably used to ship the monitors to dumps in Africa and India where poverty-stricken children melt the toxic insulation off wires to obtain the valuable copper.

For anybody who hasn't thought about it, you might want to check out where a lot of our e-waste ends up. It's really an eye-opener.

What'd you watch the "Green" channel?

 

[Oceandevi]

It's free mats, fuck them of they cant profit from it.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
I would inquire with the seller as to him providing proof that he is submitting this fee to the state, and if he ignores you inform him you will be contacting the state with his contact information so they may collect it.

It imagine it is illegal to collect said fee without remitting it, similar to sales tax.

QFT..but if you got a good deal you may want to let it slide.

These kinds of things are usually done mostly to keep fees out of ebay's hands.

I don't agree with it but at the same time if you are buying the said monitor $8+ less than everywhere else you can see what the reason is.

 

[imported_Imp]

Not yet, but my province is contemplating it.

I don't care for it much anymore though... Looks like it's all just going to some exporter so they can ship it to China to further poison a village.