E-Scrap News Magazine: Prince Edward Island residents recover 3,300 tons of e-scrap

Prince Edward Island residents recover 3,300 tons of e-scrap By Editorial Staff, E-Scrap News July 23, 2015 Residents of Prince Edward Island, one of Canada's smallest provinces, recovered more than 3,300 tons of e-scrap over the past five years. Islanders turned in an average of nearly 10 pounds of e-scrap per year, one of the highest rates in the country, according to Electronic Product Recycling Association (EPRA), an industry-funded stewardship group. EPRA officials joined with others in Charlottetown on July 21 to celebrate the five-year anniversary of the province's electronics collection and recycling program. The anniversary comes as nearby New Brunswick province moves forward with its own stewardship program for e-scrap. Prince Edward Island, which has a population of 146,000, launched its program in July 2010. At 2,185 square miles, Prince Edward Island is the smallest Canadian province by land area. It also has the lowest cost per metric ton of material, at $985, according to a 2014 EPRA report. "Islanders can and should be proud of what's been achieved here over the last five years," Robert Mitchell, provincial minister of Communities, Land and Environment, stated in a press release. "This level of commitment to responsibly recycling electronics is a true reflection of their belief in being responsible stewards of our beautiful province."

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Prince Edward Island residents recover 3,300 tons of e-scrap By Editorial Staff, E-Scrap News July 23, 2015 Residents of Prince Edward Island, one of Canada's smallest provinces, recovered more than 3,300 tons of e-scrap over the past five years. Islanders turned in an average of nearly 10 pounds of e-scrap per year, one of the highest rates in the country, according to Electronic Product Recycling Association (EPRA), an industry-funded stewardship group. EPRA officials joined with others in Charlottetown on July 21 to celebrate the five-year anniversary of the province's electronics collection and recycling program. The anniversary comes as nearby New Brunswick province moves forward with its own stewardship program for e-scrap. Prince Edward Island, which has a population of 146,000, launched its program in July 2010. At 2,185 square miles, Prince Edward Island is the smallest Canadian province by land area. It also has the lowest cost per metric ton of material, at $985, according to a 2014 EPRA report. "Islanders can and should be proud of what's been achieved here over the last five years," Robert Mitchell, provincial minister of Communities, Land and Environment, stated in a press release. "This level of commitment to responsibly recycling electronics is a…