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"Governments have sort of told us: 'You put it into the market, you get it out,' and we're supportive of that approach," [Jay Illingworth] said.
WITH the help of Electronic Product Stewardship Canada, the province's retailers and manufacturers set up the recycling and levy program in February. A levy is charged on TVs, printers and computers and the drop-off depots were set up at the 72 beverage recycling depots that already existed all over the province. The stewardship board is chaired by Panasonic and members include reps from Best Buy and Sony. Already, about 900 tonnes of gear has been diverted from the landfill.BESIDES the recycling program for electronics, the province is also looking at a stewardship program for hazardous household waste, stuff that's corrosive or flammable and shouldn't be left to contaminate landfills. That includes antifreeze, paint, pesticides, fluorescent lights and even pharmaceuticals. The program would be similar to the one proposed for electronic waste, with a list of levies to help fund permanent drop-off depots.See the full content of this document
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Electronics Sales to Carry New Levy
Board to manage extra charge for recycling
By Mary Agnes WelchBY this time next year, you could be paying a few extra bucks for that new plasma-screen TV to make sure your old one doesn't clog up landfills or leach lead into the soil....See the full content of this document
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