C B C . C A N e w s - F u l l S t o r y : Alberta sets electronic recycling fees Last Updated Fri, 07 May 2004 15:16:38
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is tacking a recycling fee onto the cost of electronic equipment, the first of its kind in Canada.
The fee will be attached at the first point of sale - from the wholesaler to the retailer.
The fee breakdown is:
* $15 to $45 for televisions * $12 for computer monitors * $10 for computer processors * $8 for printers * $5 for laptops or notebook computers
Environment Minister Lorne Taylor says he hopes to divert more than 360,000 kilograms of lead from going into Alberta landfills every year.
"If you had the opportunity to be out to the Edmonton landfill Š to see literally a mountain of electronic material out there, you'd realize it's not about fees," says Taylor.
Taylor says the fees were set after studying guidelines set by the Electronic Products Association of Canada, made up of companies such as Dell, IBM and Sony.
Saskatchewan and British Columbia are about to set up a similar program
The fee will be collected through a non-profit organization called the Alberta Recycling Management Authority, starting in October.
Taylor indicated recycling fees may be applied in the future to cell phones, stereos, VCRs, DVD players, fax machines and video games.
Written by CBC News Online staff
Copyright © 2004 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - All Rights Reserved
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