British Columbia To Charge Recycling Fee

Posted by kdawson on Saturday July 28, 2007 @09:34AM from the pay-me-now-or-pay-me-later dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Next week the province of British Columbia will begin adding a recycling fee to new computers and TVs to pay for their free electronics recycling program. The list of what is acceptable for recycling is short, namely computers, printers, and TVs — you cannot recycle personal audio players or cell phones. What is unclear is whether the definition of 'desktop computer' includes self-built computers, and if so, their plans for adding fees for individual components such as motherboards, etc." The article notes that the recovered e-waste will not be sent to developing countries for processing. But one report says that the e-waste won't be recycled at all, but rather burned in a smelter.

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Hey, I'm from Trail! by EraseEraseMe · 2007-07-28 11:24 · Score: 0, Offtopic

HOME TOWN SHOUT OUT! WOOT WOOT...

That said, hahhaha, BCers, we get all your tax money now!

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