Re: recycling--on topic!
It's a big province. To go from the major cities outside the prov. would cost more than the fees. At 12:42 PM -0700 05/08/2004, peter webster wrote: Here's a good idea-- bound to set the manufacturers and dealers off on multiple tirades, but it's about being responsible with our junk! I'm not sure I understand this. Basically, computer components bought in Alberta will have these fees built-in to the retail prices? This is in anticipation that any product bought in Alberta will eventaully be disposed of in Alberta? Sounds to me like a great way to get your citizens to buy elsewhere! How does this not screw your local retailers? - Dan. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com --- -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: recycling--on topic!
peter webster wrote, (originally as an unedited top post, doubling up on the ads which cause our lists to be spam-blocked): At 12:42 PM -0700 05/08/2004, peter webster wrote: Here's a good idea-- bound to set the manufacturers and dealers off on multiple tirades, but it's about being responsible with our junk! I'm not sure I understand this. Basically, computer components bought in Alberta will have these fees built-in to the retail prices? This is in anticipation that any product bought in Alberta will eventaully be disposed of in Alberta? Sounds to me like a great way to get your citizens to buy elsewhere! How does this not screw your local retailers? It's a big province. To go from the major cities outside the prov. would cost more than the fees. People here already drive an hour or more, just to avoid paying sales tax. What about mail-order? These fees amount to a $30 premium on a system. Stores already have a hard time competing against mail order prices, especially when they offer free shipping. I can see charging a fee at disposal time. That makes sense to me... But this...? I just don't understand the reasoning behind this. - Dan. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: recycling--on topic!
Well, you may be right. It's all kind of rhetorical, at least for me, since I live in Oregon. peter webster wrote, (originally as an unedited top post, doubling up on the ads which cause our lists to be spam-blocked): At 12:42 PM -0700 05/08/2004, peter webster wrote: Here's a good idea-- bound to set the manufacturers and dealers off on multiple tirades, but it's about being responsible with our junk! I'm not sure I understand this. Basically, computer components bought in Alberta will have these fees built-in to the retail prices? This is in anticipation that any product bought in Alberta will eventaully be disposed of in Alberta? Sounds to me like a great way to get your citizens to buy elsewhere! How does this not screw your local retailers? It's a big province. To go from the major cities outside the prov. would cost more than the fees. People here already drive an hour or more, just to avoid paying sales tax. What about mail-order? These fees amount to a $30 premium on a system. Stores already have a hard time competing against mail order prices, especially when they offer free shipping. I can see charging a fee at disposal time. That makes sense to me... But this...? I just don't understand the reasoning behind this. - Dan. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com --- -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
recycling--on topic!
Here's a good idea--bound to set the manufacturers and dealers off on multiple tirades, but it's about being responsible with our junk! 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 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 -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
