E-waste Program Expansion
B.C.'s E-Waste Stewardship Program Expands
As of July 2010, E-Waste Depots now take old audio, video electronics and dozens more products. Virtually anything that has a cord or a battery is now returnable to an e-waste recycling depot. This expansion was part of a two-stage expansion of the old program that first launched with a focus on computers and TVs in the summer of 2007.
But the new rules are expected to also sweep up many other manufacturers and retailers not currently covered. That's because many of the listed products - such as coffee grinders, electric shavers and power tools - are electrical but not electronic. It's not yet clear how those firms will join the system.
The first stage of the expansion, covering mainly household devices and appliances, took effect this July 2010, and another swath of primarily larger appliances and machines is to be added in July of 2012.
Manufacturers have been surprised by the number of products they'll also be required to recycle under the expanded system.
The e-waste recycling system aims to keep electronics out of local landfills or from being exported overseas to be salvaged by impoverished workers in dangerous conditions. The Electronic Stewardship Program of B.C. conducts extensive audits to ensure products collected are responsibly recycled.
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