Comments on: Canadians To Pay e-Waste Fee On Computers And Electronics http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/main-page/canadians-to-pay-e-waste-fee-on-computers-and-electronics/ iPhone News and Tips for Canadian iPhone Users Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:18:14 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Half-pint http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/main-page/canadians-to-pay-e-waste-fee-on-computers-and-electronics/comment-page-1/#comment-57697 Half-pint Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:14:49 +0000 http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/?p=13492#comment-57697 Exactly. Anybody can just take the money and say they're going to recycle the waste for us. Here's jsut one example:<br><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/06/60minutes/main4579229.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/06/60min...</a> Exactly. Anybody can just take the money and say they're going to recycle the waste for us. Here's jsut one example:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/06/60min...

]]> By: X1Zero http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/main-page/canadians-to-pay-e-waste-fee-on-computers-and-electronics/comment-page-1/#comment-57691 X1Zero Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00:14 +0000 http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/?p=13492#comment-57691 I dump mine at the Salvation Army. They happily take them for free I dump mine at the Salvation Army. They happily take them for free

]]> By: Jamez33 http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/main-page/canadians-to-pay-e-waste-fee-on-computers-and-electronics/comment-page-1/#comment-57689 Jamez33 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:49:07 +0000 http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/?p=13492#comment-57689 I think it's BS unless the government has somewhere we can drop this junk off in a few years time. Unless I'm missing something, where do we dump our old computers? My municipality charges me for dumping it off at the local dump. So I'm being charged twice now? We canadians need to stand up for once. This is BS unless they offer free dumping for these products in the future I think it's BS unless the government has somewhere we can drop this junk off in a few years time. Unless I'm missing something, where do we dump our old computers? My municipality charges me for dumping it off at the local dump. So I'm being charged twice now? We canadians need to stand up for once. This is BS unless they offer free dumping for these products in the future

]]> By: Dusty http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/main-page/canadians-to-pay-e-waste-fee-on-computers-and-electronics/comment-page-1/#comment-57662 Dusty Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:40:54 +0000 http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/?p=13492#comment-57662 Ya, I don't think for Apple products. It was for regular electronic devices until now. Ya, I don't think for Apple products. It was for regular electronic devices until now.

]]> By: Dusty http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/main-page/canadians-to-pay-e-waste-fee-on-computers-and-electronics/comment-page-1/#comment-57661 Dusty Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:37:23 +0000 http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/?p=13492#comment-57661 A fee like this has been around for a few years now for electronics, but to have this with Apple products... Its just another money maker to me. A fee like this has been around for a few years now for electronics, but to have this with Apple products… Its just another money maker to me.

]]> By: X1Zero http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/main-page/canadians-to-pay-e-waste-fee-on-computers-and-electronics/comment-page-1/#comment-57659 X1Zero Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:18:58 +0000 http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/?p=13492#comment-57659 However, you still never paid the fees when buying an Apple product. However, you still never paid the fees when buying an Apple product.

]]> By: Matt Freedman http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/main-page/canadians-to-pay-e-waste-fee-on-computers-and-electronics/comment-page-1/#comment-57653 Matt Freedman Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:50:17 +0000 http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/?p=13492#comment-57653 It applies to all stated electronics, regardless of the manufacture. A link to <a href="http://store.apple.com/ca/browse/campaigns/recycle" rel="nofollow">this recycling fee page</a> has been on the online canadian Apple Store for quite awhile.<br><br>And the <a href="http://74.125.155.132/search?rls=en&q=cache:http://store.apple.com/ca/browse/campaigns/recycle&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8" rel="nofollow">Google cache</a> of that page from November 4, if you think it wasn't there before today. It applies to all stated electronics, regardless of the manufacture. A link to this recycling fee page has been on the online canadian Apple Store for quite awhile.

And the Google cache of that page from November 4, if you think it wasn't there before today.

]]> By: Gary http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/main-page/canadians-to-pay-e-waste-fee-on-computers-and-electronics/comment-page-1/#comment-57651 Gary Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:42:40 +0000 http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/?p=13492#comment-57651 Well, this fee is apparently to fund the recycling program. Who knows where the "non recyclable" computers/parts end up, eh? Well, this fee is apparently to fund the recycling program. Who knows where the “non recyclable” computers/parts end up, eh?

]]> By: Gary http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/main-page/canadians-to-pay-e-waste-fee-on-computers-and-electronics/comment-page-1/#comment-57650 Gary Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:41:07 +0000 http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/?p=13492#comment-57650 The blog post talks about e-Waste fees for Apple products. HP is not Apple the last time I checked. :) The blog post talks about e-Waste fees for Apple products. HP is not Apple the last time I checked. :)

]]> By: Gary http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/main-page/canadians-to-pay-e-waste-fee-on-computers-and-electronics/comment-page-1/#comment-57649 Gary Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:40:05 +0000 http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/?p=13492#comment-57649 When did it exist for Apple products before? When did it exist for Apple products before?

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