This isn't unthinkable - in Switzerland, whenever you buy a an electric device (not just electronics!), a part of your purchase cost will be the pre-purchase of

This isn't unthinkable - in Switzerland, whenever you buy a an electric device (not just electronics!), a part of your purchase cost will be the pre-purchase of the associated recycling cost. This enables the workflow where anyone can simply walk up to a retailer and hand them their old white goods free of charge - and they legally have to collect it, even if they didn't originally sell that item.