Rapid
technological change is generating a rising tide of E-waste around
the world. Producer responsibility is the most practical way to solve
the problem.
P
r e s s R e l e a s e H
i s t o r y P
r e s s R e l e a s e s
Keep your old
equipment in storage.
In the short term, the best course of action is to store obsolete electronic
devices in a safe place until producer-responsibility programs are in
place. If you have no alternative, phone the BC Recycling Hotline for
help: 1-800-667-4321 (in the Lower mainland dial 604-732-9253).
Send a message
to the computer industry! Go to
the Grassroots
Recycling Network and send a message to industry leader Michael
Dell. Tell him you think he should 'Take it Back, Make it Clean, and
Recycle Responsibly'!
Sign on
to the Computer
Take-Back Platform. Add your support to the worldwide call for Extended
Producer Responsibility.
Write
a letter to Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of
the Enviroment
L
i n k s a n d O n l i n e
A r t i c l e s L
i n k s
A r t i c l e s
(website)
Silicon
Valley Toxics Coalition (SVTC):
Most consumers are unaware of the toxic materials in the products they
rely on for word processing, data management, and access to the internet,
electronic games, etc.
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