With Earth Day less than a week away, we should all be thinking of reducing our carbon footprint. So this leads to my next thought. What are you doing with your e-Waste? (You know, those things that clutter up your drawers, old phone accessories, broken headphones, cell phones, keyboards and printers that just simply don't work anymore or that you've upgraded.)
I found a great article about how Canadians can recycle our their tech gadgets and wanted to share it with you. Surprisingly, both Futureshop and BestBuy will take in your old cell phone, MP3 players, CDs and DVDs–not so lucky if you need to trash a TV or bulky computer. And most cell phone providers will also take in your old cell phones. Here's a list of local recycling programs by province that you can consult:
Great post Victoria! I'm working to de-clutter my place and was not sure what to do with the old electronics. The Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council is a great link that I never knew about. It's nice to see Saskatchewan pop up on Techvibes.
Best Buy is also offering recycling on larger items (TVs, computers, DVD/VCR, radios, etc.) as a trade-in this week with promotional incentives. www.BestBuy.ca/EarthDay plus in Vancouver supporting e-waste drives at 3 schools www.BestBuy.ca/EarthDayVancouver.
Thanks Heather–what a great initiative. Now, all we need is someone to come up with an alternative to that triple-wrapped-hard-plastic-casing thing that all these devices come in...
No problem, thanks for the post - very important info. The casings are a challenge and we're eager for an alternative as well.
Don't forget that re-use is even more important than recycling.
To that end there's freegeek ( http://freegeekvancouver.org/ ) who will take your old equipment, fix it up for use by non-profit, charity and deserving groups. When they can't reuse it they will forward it to an ethical recycling group (some will just ship it elsewhere and call it 'recycled').
