Electronic Products Recycling Association British Columbia (EPRA BC) is a not - for - profit organization established originally as ESABC in November 2006 in conjunction with Ministry approval of the ESABC Stewardship Plan for handling End - of - Life Electronics.
The Electronic Products Recycling Association (EPRA) is responsible for managing the industry - led and government - approved electronic products recycling program for consumers and businesses in Saskatchewan.
«We have over 40 approved authorized recyclers in Canada,» says Cliff Hacking, CEO of
the Electronic Products Recycling Association, «and plenty of capacity to deal with all of the electronics generated in this country.»
Not exact matches
The price of this item includes a contribution to a
Product recycling fund to ensure that waste electrical and
electronic equipment is collected and
recycled in a responsible manner.
Since 2014, Dell's closed - loop supply chain has used 4.2 million pounds of plastics
recycled from old
electronic devices in 34 new
products.
We think that as long as these
electronic products contain toxic materials, the company that makes the
product should take it back and
recycle it in a responsibly when the consumer is done with it.
Goals for StEP include, standardizing
recycling processes globally, in order to harvest valuable components in electrical and
electronic scrap, «e-scrap,» extending the life of e-scrap
products and markets for their reuse, and harmonizing world legislative and policy approaches to e-scrap.
The price of this item includes a contribution to a
Product recycling fund to ensure that waste electrical and
electronic equipment is collected and
recycled in a responsible manner.
Ars Technica reports, «The research aims of the bill fall into three broad categories: to figure out how best to deal with the e-waste already out there, to «develop and demonstrate environmentally friendly alternatives to the use of hazardous and potentially hazardous materials in
electronic devices and the production of such devices,» and to «reconsider
product design and assembly to facilitate and improve refurbishment, reuse, and
recycling of
electronic devices, including an emphasis on design for
recycling.»
As it becomes more expensive for manufacturers to see their devices through to end of life, will this lead to
products that have a longer life span or are easier to
recycle?The Hartford Courant reports, «The requirement for payment by manufacturers injects an important element of «producer responsibility,» Gov. M. Jodi Rell said in a statement, adding, «Connecticut is well on its way to implementing an innovative system for consumers to responsibly
recycle electronic devices that is comprehensive, convenient and free.»»
The bill, titled S. 1397, the «
Electronic Device
Recycling Research and Development Act,» would push for dealing with e-waste through not only better disposal methods, but also having designers consider end - of - life
product design in the first place.
The price of this item includes a contribution to a
Product recycling fund to ensure that waste electrical and
electronic equipment is collected and
recycled in a responsible manner.