Why Bother?
Unwanted electronics are piling up in landfills. This doesn’t make sense because most of the parts – steel, glass, copper, aluminum, plastics and precious metals – can be recovered and reused to make new products. Also, lots of electronic equipment like computers, printers, and televisions can be reused cutting down on the amount of waste that is produced.
The goal of the OES program is to keep more of these electronics from ending up in landfills and to encourage more reuse and recycling opportunities.
For the year starting April 1, 2010, OES plans to collect over 46,000 tonnes of unwanted electronics – that’s enough to fill over 3,100 dump trucks. The year five goal is nearly 85,000 tonnes of waste electronics.
Download the Recycle your electronics brochure (PDF 767 KB)