The Canadian Taxpayers Federation plays “follow the money”;
In 2003, the Electronics Product Stewardship Canada was formed to help influence governments on what environmental legislation was coming. David Betts, formerly of ITAC became its CEO and president. Incredibly, he also became Chair of the Board of SWEEP itself while still holding the EPSC post.
Shortly after the SWEEP program was implemented, David Betts resigned from both SWEEP (see page 3 of the annual report) and the EPSC. On June 1, as soon as his resignations had taken effect, Betts joined the management team at eCycle Solutions where he is currently a vice-president.
Ever since the SWEEP program was first implemented in 2007, Alberta-based eCycle Solutions has been exclusively tasked with recycling the televisions and monitors collected at SARCAN and in B.C.’s similar program. For eCycle Solutions and EPSC companies, industry-led, government-mandated programs have proven lucrative. However, a system that de-emphasizes re-use and restricts private sector participation is second-rate for the environment, consumers slapped with eco-fees, and recyclers shut out of the system.
Lots more at the CTF link, including an eCycle website that’s developed a streak of shyness.
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I thought you guys/gals voted OUT the socialist NDP’ers.What gives? Or have all so-called “conservatives(such as we have in AB)really become just a bit left of centre liars?
Whoops. Down the memory hole.
In protest, just throw your old TVs on the lawn of the provincial government. Throw them in a ditch; along the highway; in the backyards of those polies and bureaus who wanted this scam.
Before and After … what exactly?
In protest, just throw your old TVs on the lawn of the provincial government. Throw them in a ditch; along the highway; in the backyards of those polies and bureaus who wanted this scam.
Posted by: RW at July 22, 2009 8:22 PM ”
just remember RW, gotta take a sander to the serial # to thwart any zealous investigators that are sharp to the likelihood there will be those so disgusted with ecrap like this that ‘ol bessie the limited channel selection TV set is unceremoniosly left at the ‘doorstep’ of government.
piles of segregated garbage that will be dumped somewhere but it will be a neat dump.
SARCAN gets all of my old monitors, computers, tvs etc. It should be left solely in their capable hands.
“SARCAN gets all of my old monitors, computers, tvs etc. It should be left solely in their capable hands.”
What is that supposed to be? Downs baiting?