Marie Kondo asked if it sparks joy, well my new TV does, but the box that it came in doesn't.
Do I need to keep the box in the event I need to return the TV for warranty purposes?
Can you return something without its box (eg the Aldi returns).
Please advise, as I'm currently parking in the street, as my garage is full of empty boxes.
I think it is a silly law. Any law targetting supply chain is going to discourage business.
The laws should be targetting demand. Demand naturally effects supply. If they made waste disposal more costly for consumers, consumers will take into consideration the packaging and in turn, manufacturers will too.
Of course, changing consumer behaviour is a lot harder than to legislate manufacturers but that's just a shortcut to an unsustainable model.
I tend to keep 'for a while'
you could always flatten them out
You don't need to keep the boxes.
Most councils have an amnesty for recyclable cardboard. You can leave them at the transfer station at no fee.
You can leave them at the transfer station at no fee.
I discovered this from a post a year or so ago on here. Had no idea before that. Cleared out a quarter of my garage via 4 trips that very weekend lol.
As per Australian Consumer Law, you aren't required to include the packaging if you have to return a product.
https://www.accc.gov.au/consumers/consumer-rights-guarantees…
It's handy though if you need to transport/courier the product at a later stage.
Don't need to keep the box for warranty purposes, do need to keep for potential change of mind returns if the store allows them.
I also keep boxes for high value items (TVs) if they're able to be flattened because if I move, those come in handy.
Oh I also have a cat, so smaller boxes go to that.
+1 using boxes for cats.
Cats absolutely love them
You don't need original packaging for warranty purposes. Source under the "Returning the Product" heading: https://www.accc.gov.au/consumers/consumer-rights-guarantees…
Edit: Looks like Wilkshake beat me to it
You don't need the packaging to return a warranty claim. That said, if it's something fragile it might be a good idea to hang on to it for a while because if your TV suddenly doesn't turn on and you take it back but crack the screen in the process, they're not going to cover that under warranty.
Personally I cut boxes up and put them in recycling with the exception being boxes of things I'll likely resell in the future, typically PC parts, as people seem like being able to buy an item that comes with all it's original packaging etc for some reason.
keep your TV box incase you ever move
Flatten them, put them in the roof space.
I'm sure I saw a news article of Samsung (or some other company) releasing instructions on how to built stuff with the empty boxes…. from CES 2020
I send mine to Kinder with the daughter, but she keeps coming home with bigger ones.
If it's a big delivery box from Amazon, big W etc is used them as my 'bins' since the ban on single use plastic. Ain't gonna pay for bin liners! And saving my stash as nappy bags
I cut them up so that they fit in the recycle bin.
Pity that we don't have laws in Australia like these:
https://packagingeurope.com/getting-ready-for-the-german-pac…