Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) Steward Fees starting April 1, 2009 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) Steward Fees starting April 1, 2009
Effective April 1, 2009, the Minister of the Environment of Ontario has introduced a requirement under the Waste Diversion Act, 2002 (WDO) and the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Plan that requires fees to be paid on the delivery of certain computer products into the province. This is being administered through Ontario Electronic Stewardship (OES) with a fee structure as follows:
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Classification |
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$Rate/Item |
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Desktop Computers ** |
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$13.44 |
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Portable Computers ** |
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$2.14 |
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Computer Peripherals: |
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$0.32 |
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Including |
Mice |
$0.32 |
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Keyboards |
$0.32 |
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Hard Drives |
$0.32 |
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Optical Drives |
$0.32 |
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Monitors(with no embedded TV Tuner) |
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$12.03 |
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TV (includes any monitors with embedded TV tuners) |
All Sizes |
$10.07 |
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Printing Devices |
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$5.05 |
** Computer fees do not cover costs for mice, keyboards etc. Any units shipping with these peripherals will require the applicable peripheral fee to be added and charged in a bundled price. Please refer to appendix A for further details as defined by the OES as to what is included in the above classifications.
Due to the introduction of this legislation, Comgears Technology Inc will be charging customers the above noted fee structure for all shipments made into the
For further information, please contact the OES at www.ontarioelectonicstewardship.ca or call 1-888-646-1820. The OES is also offering an information session on March 11 from 2:00 to 3:30p pm EST and registration is available through their website. Customers are encouraged to sign up to learn more about this program.
Any other comments or inquiries can be forwarded to the Executive Director of the OES, Carol Hochu at chochu@ontarioelectronicstewardship.ca or 416 380-4545.
APPENDIX A - Product Category Definitions
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PRODUCT CATEGORY |
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EXCLUSIONS |
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Desktop Computers A desktop computer or computer terminal that requires a standard AC power plug for its primary source of power. |
Includes products commonly referred to as
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Portable Computers A computer that contains a Central Processing Unit (CPU) and that can operate through self-contained battery. |
Includes products commonly called
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Computer Peripherals Standalone disk drives, optical drives, computer mouse and keyboards. |
Includes replacement computer components, and those Supplied as standalone products.
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Monitors A device that displays video image and does not have an embedded television tuner. The video images are displayed using a variety of technologies including Cathode Ray Tube (CRT), Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), and Plasma. |
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Televisions A device that displays video image and has an embedded television tuner. The video images are displayed using a variety of technologies including Cathode Ray Tube (CRT), Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), Plasma, and Rear-Projection. |
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Printing Devices Printing devices that are designed to reside on a work surface and includes various printing technologies, including laser and LED, ink jet, dot matrix, thermal, dye sublimation, etc. and multi-function or all in one devices that perform different tasks such as copy, scan, fax, and print. |
Standalone
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Printing devices listed in Phase 2 including:
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