Recycling Electronics in Manitouwadge
The Corporation of the Township of Manitouwadge has entered into an agreement with Ontario Electronic Stewardship under the Collection Site Operator Agreement, passed at our Regular Council Meeting of July 13, 2011 under By-Law 2011-14.
Ontario Electronic Stewardship (OES) is a not-for-profit industry organization that oversees the responsible reuse and recycling of waste electronics through its network of more than 600 approved collection sites across the province. The program was developed in co-operation with Waste Diversion Ontario under the Waste Diversion Ac, 2002.
Residents of Manitouwadge and area can now bring their used, obsolete or unwanted electronic equipment for responsible reuse and refurbishment or safe, secure recycling. The reason is simple – to recover what can be used again, and safely manage hazardous materials which should never go to landfill.
WHERE DO I TAKE MY USED ELECTRONICS?
Used electronics can now be brought to the Manitouwadge Landfill Site during regular operating hours. The Landfill attendant will direct you to the designated area for Waste Electronic Equipment (WEE). From the Landfill Site items will be reused or recycled in an environmentally responsible manner.
WHAT WEE (Waste Electronic Equipment) PRODUCTS CAN I BRING?
44 Different types of home, office and portable electronice are accepted, including:
- Amplifiers
- Audio/video players
- Monitors
- Scanners
- Fax machines
- Cameras
- Cell phones
- Printers
- Computers
- Copiers
- Receivers
- Radios
- Televisions
- Turntables (record player)
- Telephones and answering machines
- Video projectors
For more information on recycling your electronics, please call the township at 826-3227 or vis the Ontario Electronic Stewardship (OES) website (CLICK HERE).
Watch the video below to hear Council member Connie Hunter’s thoughts on Electronic Recycling in Manitouwadge from the Ecycle Ontario YouTube Channel.
RELATED LINKS (Courtesy OntarioNewsNorth.com)
- Read about the OES’s Northern Ontario tour
- Drive Up, Drop Off and Do Good This Weekend (article about the Tour when it was coming to Mtwdge)
- Learn about what the Township of Terrace Bay’s Green efforts incl. electronic recycling. Terrace Bay Announces New Green Initiatives (article from Sept.12)
