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The industry Approach - Electronic Product Stewardship Canada (EPSC)In response to discussions about electronic stewardship, the industry formed Electronic Product Stewardship Canada (EPSC). The founding members of EPS Canada are 16 of the biggest names in electronics: Apple, Brother, Canon, Dell, Epson, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi, IBM, Lexmark, LG Electronics, Panasonic, Sanyo, Sharp Electronics, Sony, Thomson Multimedia, and Toshiba EPSC's mandate is to create a national electronics product stewardship program, which allows for maximum provincial and municipal flexibility. EPSC is working on a plan to establish environmental handling fees across the country for each major electronics product line. There will be national reporting to ensure transparency and accountability. An environmental handling fee will be created for the various products and charged to consumers without markup. These fees will be collected nationally and redistributed to provincial/regional organizations to manage local recycling. New provincial regulations will require a level playing field with participation from all companies. Initially, the program will focus on personal computers, monitors, televisions, laptop computers and printers. Additional electronics material will be added as the program develops. EPSC has been consulting with provincial governments and recyclers over the past two years. They held a town hall-type meeting on November 14th in Toronto to review the status of a harmonized approach to electronics stewardship in Canada. For more info, see www.epsc.ca. (Source: WasteWatch, December 2003)
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