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Unwanted electronics shouldn’t end up in landfills. Most of the parts—steel, glass, copper, aluminum, plastics and precious metals—can be recovered and made into new products or resources while items like computers, printers and televisions can be reused, to further cut down on waste.
To divert potentially substances of concern from our landfills, the Government of Ontario has designated Ontario Electronic Stewardship (OES), a non-profit industry funding organization, to manage a program that encourages responsible reuse and safe recycling of out-of-use electronics. Hundreds of OES-approved collectors and affiliates form a province-wide network where Ontarians can drop off electronic waste to be safely recycled.
With operations commencing in April 2009, OES works with Ontario-based retail, information technology and consumer electronics producers to collects fees in order to fulfill obligations set out by Ontario’s Waste Diversion Act (2002) and the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Program Plan. The program requires Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) “brand owners,” “first importers,” “franchisors,” and “assemblers” to fund the diversion of their products and packaging from the waste stream.
A volunteer Board of Directors consisting of “stewards” from across the supply chain that represents a wide range of obligated electrical and electronic equipment governs OES, with oversight by Waste Diversion Ontario. Officers, directors, and employees of companies that supply designated products for sale in Ontario are eligible for appointment to the Board.
On November 1, 2013, OES outsourced its management and operational services to the Electronic Products Recycling Association (EPRA). OES is still responsible for the province’s WEEE program but will expect to benefit from operational efficiencies under the national agreement.
OES also operates RecycleYourElectronics.ca as the go-to resource for residents and businesses of Ontario to find approved and designated reuse and refurbishment organizations in addition to free drop-off sites for end-of-life electronics. Many of Ontario’s municipalities are active partners in the program and OES is grateful for all the work that has been done to divert electronics in communities across the province by them as well as approved service providers. The program now collects 44 types of electronics and more than 96 per cent of Ontarians live within 10 km of a drop off site.
The goal of the program is to keep more of these electronics from ending up in landfill while promoting safe and responsible recycling practices and creating a shift in how Ontarians think about electronic waste. Over the past three years, Ontarians have been paying attention and are adding electronics to their recycling habits like paper and glass, and as a result, the program is achieving great success. To date, Ontarians have helped OES divert almost 250,000 tonnes of electronic waste from landfill. Stacked end-to-end in tractor-trailers, it would stretch north from Toronto to almost Timmins. Piled one on top of the other, those trailers would match the height of 978 CN Towers.
For information on OES, please visit: Ontarioelectronicstewardship.ca
For more information on where and how to recycle your end-of-life electronics:
Please call 519-360-0821

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