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Friday, July 6, 2012
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Starting July 1, the Electronic Products Recycling Association’s (EPRA) electronic stewardship program has expanded to include even mor e ele ct r on ic it em s. Consumers and businesses in BC have an environmentally sound recycling option. You can drop off your electronic products at designated Collection Sites throughout the province without charge. Since EPRA’s program began in 2007, more than 75,000 metric tonnes of unwanted electronics have been recycled. That’s over 75,000 metric tonnes that did not end up in our landfills and were not exported illegally to become someone else’s problem. Who runs the program? The EPRA is a not-for-profit extended producer responsibility association. It was set up by the
Where Return-It comes in: Encorp Pacific (Canada) runs the Return-It Electronics™ program. They have been contracted by EPRA to manage the electronics stewardship program. How electronics are recycled: Electronics collected in BC for recycling are sent to approved primary recyclers in North America. These items are broken down using various manual and mechanical processes. Products such as batteries and mercury lamps, which require special processing to recover materials, are removed. The
Effective July 1, 2012, the Return-It Electronics recycling program is expanding so that more than 260 different types of electronics will be accepted. The following items can be recycled free of charge at any Return-It Electronics Collection Site:
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major producers and retailers of electronics to provide industry-led and regulated recycling programs for unwanted electronics. Members of EPRA include Electronic Product Stewardship Canada (EPSC) and the Retail Council of Canada (RCC) and their members.
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Last year alone, more than 21,000 metric tonnes of electronics were kept out of our landfills and recycled responsibly.
remaining products are separated into their individual components for recovery. Through a variety of refining and smelting processes, the materials reclaimed from unwanted electronics are used as raw materials in the manufacturing of new products. Why is this important: The Return-It Electronics recycling program provides an environmentally sound recycling option for unwanted electronics. It ensures these items
will not be landfilled or illegally exported. You can drop off any of the acceptable products at designated Return-It Electronics Collection Sites without charge and be assured they will be recycled responsibly. For large volumes: Pick up services for large volumes (i.e. three pallets or more) of unwanted electronics is provided at no cost as long as certain requirements have been met. Requirements can be found at return-it.ca/largevolume.
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HOW TO FIND A COLLECTION SITE: There are more than 125 convenient locations in BC. To find a Collection Site near you, visit return-it.ca/electronics/locations or call 1-800-330-9767
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Find a full list of acceptable products at return-it.ca/electronics/products return-it.ca/electronics ADVERTORIAL