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National News See other National News Articles Title: Fee being introduced in BC to pay for "free" recycling of small appliances The Unplugged appliance recycling program will be open to the public at the start of next month, with 100 drop-off centres across the province taking old gadgets off people57;s hands for free. The Unplugged appliance recycling program will be open to the public at the start of next month, with 100 drop-off centres across the province taking old gadgets off people’s hands for free. At the start of next month, British Columbians will be able to drop off old or broken vacuums, microwaves, electric toothbrushes and other small appliances for free at 100 electronics recycling depots across the province. The Unplugged program, the first of its kind to be approved by the provincial government, will accept more than 120 types of smaller appliances at its locations. The program is being run by the Product Care Association in partnership with the Canadian Electrical Stewardship Association. Both are industry sponsored, non-profit organizations aimed at enabling people to dispose of products in an environmentally responsible manner. “We should take pride that we’re trail-blazing and setting the stage for what will become, hopefully, a Canada-wide initiative,” said Shafiq Jamal, vice-president of the Retail Council of Canada’s Western Canada branch. “People are either dropping appliances by the wayside or just putting them in the garbage. “Or they’re like me – I’m a pack rat – I’ve got two microwaves and kettles just sitting in the basement.” Within a year of its start, the Unplugged program could save as many as two million small appliances from entering B.C.’s landfills annually, Jamal said. Manufacturers and retailers across the province agreed to put a fee on any new appliances sold after Oct. 1, he said. Like the recycling fee slapped on every ready-to-drink beverage except milk, any new small appliance purchased will be subject to an extra charge that will fully fund the program. Jamal said the recycling fee may be included on the product’s price tag or displayed as a separate charge at checkout. All the money collected will stay within the program. B.C. is the first province in Canada to have a comprehensive small appliance recycling program free to the public. “Unplugged will add to an already impressive list of 12 other product stewardship programs currently operating in the province for everything from beverage containers and tires, to electronics and batteries,” said Environment Minister Terry Lake in a news release. British Columbians need to have the same awareness of their appliances as they do of other recyclable material. “That behavioural change is so ingrained now,” Jamal said. “You can’t just put [recyclables] in the garbage. You feel that responsibility.” For a map of Unplugged depot locations, visit www.unpluggedrecycling.ca. Read more: www.vancouversun.com/news.../story.html#ixzz1YTDDcB54 Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 2.
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This stinks. Industry sponsored so the fat cats at the top will only benefit. Non-profit so they don't pay tax. Here we have the next clue. More tax to the consumer. Another "public/private partnersip" = corporatism = fascism.
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