Starting Feb. 1, residents of the province of Alberta, Canada, will begin paying a fee when they purchase electronic equipment such as television sets and computers.
The new levy will add up to $45 to the cost of new televisions and up to $12 for computer components.
The fees will cover the costs of collection, transportation, recycling, public awareness programs and electronics-related research. The program is the first of its kind in Canada.
Consumers can bring their obsolete equipment to one of more than 75 collection sites across the province.
Three provincially approved electronics recyclers will be paid $700 per metric ton to process these materials.
Alberta says recycling fees may be applied in the future to cellphones, stereos, VCRs, DVD players, fax machines and electronic games.
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