From July 1, 2016, recall of expired phones and tablets

According to the Prime Minister's Decision regulating the collection and treatment of discarded products, starting from July 1, 2016, a number of discarded products will be collected and treated, including batteries and accumulators of all kinds; some electrical and electronic equipment; lubricants, inner tubes and tires of all kinds.

Also from this time, a number of discarded electrical and electronic equipment products will be collected and processed such as compact light bulbs; fluorescent light bulbs; computers (desktop; laptop); computer monitors; CPU (computer microprocessor); printers; fax machines; scanners; cameras; camcorders; mobile phones; tablets; DVD players; VCD; CD and other types of tape and disc readers; photocopiers; televisions; refrigerators; air conditioners; washing machines.

From July 1, 2016, collect and treat waste products such as lubricants of all kinds; inner tubes and tires of all kinds.

All types of motorbikes, scooters, and discarded cars will be collected and processed from January 1, 2018.

The Decision clearly states that manufacturers are responsible for organizing the collection of discarded products that they have sold in the Vietnamese market; establishing points or systems of points for collecting discarded products; being responsible for receiving their discarded products; encouraging the reception of products of the same type as the products they have sold in the market regardless of brand or manufacturer; receiving for treatment their discarded products that have been put on the market and have been collected by other manufacturers upon request;...

Consumers are responsible for transferring discarded products in the following forms: Self-transfer to collection points; transfer to collection organizations or individuals for transportation to waste product collection points;...

The distribution facility is responsible for coordinating with the manufacturer to set up a collection point and receive discarded products at its facility as requested by the manufacturer; storing discarded products at the collection point as prescribed;...

The Decision takes effect from July 15, 2015. Decision 50/2013/QD-TTg dated August 9, 2013 of the Prime Minister regulating the collection and treatment of discarded products ceases to be effective from July 15, 2015./.

According to Chinhphu.vn