TORONTO, April 16, 2014 /CNW/ - According to recent surveys, 80 per cent of Canadians said they had at least one end-of-life electronic item in their home - - that's a lot of old televisions, 8-track players and Betamax recorders!
Since 2007, the programs of the Electronic Products Recycling Association (EPRA), an industry-led not-for-profit organization that operates e-recycling programs across the country, have diverted more than 400,000 metric tonnes of electronics from landfill - roughly the weight of 80,000 elephants!
Cliff Hacking, EPRA president and CEO, is available to speak about how to safely dispose of e-waste and prevent it from being illegally exported or handled by irresponsible recyclers.
To learn more about where e-waste goes: http://www.eprassociation.ca/about-epra/where-does-it-go/
Video with caption: "Video: Earth Day: where do end-of-life electronics go? Watch the video to see what happens to end-of-life electronics once they are dropped off at Electronic Products Recycling Association (EPRA) authorized collection sites.". Video available at: http://stream1.newswire.ca/cgi-bin/playback.cgi?file=20140416_C4032_VIDEO_EN_39343.mp4&posterurl=http://photos.newswire.ca/images/20140416_C4032_PHOTO_EN_39343.jpg&clientName=The%20Communications%20Department&caption=Video%3A%20Earth%20Day%3A%20where%20do%20end%2Dof%2Dlife%20electronics%20go%3F%20Watch%20the%20video%20to%20see%20what%20happens%20to%20end%2Dof%2Dlife%20electronics%20once%20they%20are%20dropped%20off%20at%20Electronic%20Products%20Recycling%20Association%20%28EPRA%29%20authorized%20collection%20sites%2E&title=&headline=
SOURCE: Electronic Products Recycling Association (EPRA)
If you are interested in speaking with Cliff for an Earth Day story, please contact Christy Teasdale: [email protected] or 1-888-567-4535 Ext. 103.
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