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FIGURE 2-3 Many Canadian provinces have passed e-waste laws.

NOTE The WEEE Directive is explained in more depth later in this chapter.

Many, but not all, of the provinces have adopted e-waste laws. Figure 2-3 illustrates
which provinces have current legislation.
Like in the United States, different provinces have different regulations for managing
e-waste. Table 2-2 describes how Canadian provinces regulate e-waste.

Province Description Covered Devices Effective Date
Alberta The Alberta Recycling Laptops, electronic notebooks, 2004
Management Authority printers, computer processors,
manages a collection and computer monitors, and TVs.
recycling program, collecting
fees from retailers,
wholesalers, distributors,
and manufacturers.
The program involves 100
collection points throughout
the province.

TABLE 2-2 E-Waste Management by Canadian Province