Cellphones, printers, TVs top items tossed at e-waste facility

The New Brunswick chapter of theElectronic Products Recycling Association is seeing a lot of people across the province take advantage of the freerecycling service.

• Electronics recycling program launched in New Brunswick
• Karen UlmanisRecycling e-waste

Thenot-for-profit, industry-led organization opened its New Brunswick chapter in March anddivertsend-of-life electronics from landfills, with the goal of recyclingthemin an efficient and responsible manner.

New Brunswick program director Karen Ulmanis said the free service hasworked wonderfully in its first seven months with now more than60 drop-off centres across the province.

Instead of putting it curbside, you can go on ourwebsite, you enter your postal code and out pops a depot in your location.Karen Ulmanis

"The response has been great, we're really pleased with how New Brunswickers have really come out," she said.

Most of what's been recycled so far includes old TVs, printers and phones, she said.

Computers, VCRs, DVD players, keyboards, mice, speakers,sound systems, headphones and much more can also be recycled.

"People have really been holding on to these for a long time because they really don't want them to go to a landfill," she added.

Recycleold TV 'instead of putting it curbside'

There are some items they can'ttake, such asmicrowaves and other small appliances. A full list of what you can recycle, and where the closest collection site is, is available on the group'swebsite.

"Instead of putting it curbside, you can go on ourwebsite, you enter your postal code and out pops a depot in your location," she added.

"It is quite easy to recycle now, frankly, Most of us don't want electronics going into our landfills and they don't have to anymore."