Our Vision To be the leader in environmental waste management for selected end-of-life electronics equipment. Our Mission To ensure the most efficient economic and environmental management of selected end-of-life electronics and IT equipment required under government legislation. Our Mandate Create a national electronics end-of-life program for Canada allowing for maximum provincial and municipal flexibility. Our Guiding Principles for Developing a National Program Level playing field for all involved companies Provincial governments must be prepared to put into place sufficient enforcement mechanisms so that all affected companies will be required to participate. Shared responsibility Local, provincial and federal governments, consumers and other stakeholders should be responsible for maximizing the use of existing waste management infrastructure. Industry should be responsible for pickup and recycling. Consumer waste stream The focus here is to manage and dispose of those products in the consumer (i.e., municipal) waste stream, as opposed to commercial products. Economic and environmental efficiency The lowest overall costs must be the goal of any program, and we must ensure that we develop industry benchmarks for both acceptable costs and effective environmental management. Fair treatment of historic waste Historic waste must be dealt with in a fair and equitable manner that does not penalize existing manufacturers. Environmental management End-of-life products must only be managed in locations that have environmental and health protection laws acceptable to Canada. [ Top ]