WHEREAS the Encorp Return-It electronics recycling program is funded through the collection of environmental handling fees paid by consumers at the time of purchase of new electronics; AND WHEREAS many smaller municipalities in BC receive recyclable electronics but are not served by Encorp Return-It facilities, and must bear the additional costs of collecting and disposing of end-of-life electronics: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the UBCM lobby the provincial government to return the environmental handling fees to municipalities that are not served by the Encorp Return-It electronics program in order to assist with costs to properly collect and dispose of end-of-life electronics.
Ministry of Environment The Recycling Regulation establishes stewardship responsibilities for producers of prescribed products. This stewardship role for producers shifts responsibility for managing end-of-life products and waste from local governments and taxpayers to industry and consumers. In ESABCs stewardship plan they have committed to service the province through a depot system and mobile collections where it is not feasible to site a depot. The ESABC depot system has expanded and continues to expand throughout the province e.g. a depot in Quesnel was added in Spring 2009. As part of continuous improvement, ESABC recently completed a population mapping exercise designed to provide the basis for expanding the depot system further such that any area with a population of 4,000 or more would have a depot within 45 minutes drive.