Contents of electronic products stewardship plan
50.36An electronic products stewardship plan shall contain the following:
(a)
a plan for the collection, transportation, storage, reuse and recycling of electronic waste in the Province, including the electronic waste of other brand owners;
(b)
information on the expected number of units or weight of electronic waste to be collected, reused, refurbished, recycled or recovered, as well as the expected associated costs;
(c)
information with respect to
(i)
return facilities to be used by consumers,
(ii)
adherence to established vendor qualification standards;
(d)
information on the population and geographic area to be served;
(e)
a plan for the provision of services to remote or rural areas, if applicable;
(f)
a plan for the management of electronic waste in adherence to the following order of preference:
(iii)
recovery of energy; and
(iv)
disposal in compliance with the Act;
(g)
a description of the efforts being made by the brand owner to redesign electronic products to improve reusability and recyclability;
(h)
a communications plan for informing consumers of the brand owner’s electronic products stewardship plan, including the consumer’s reasonable and free access to return facilities;
(i)
the location of any long-term storage, containment or final treatment and processing facilities for electronic waste;
(j)
a description of how electronic waste will be managed in a manner that employs environmental, human health and safety standards that meet or are more strict than applicable laws; and
(k)
a plan for the elimination or reduction of the environmental impacts of electronic waste.