Is B.C. the first province to consider advance recycling fees?
Susan: Alberta was the first with legislation in October 2004. Ontario is following suit, also Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan, and now BC. Advance recycle fees are viewed by some as another government tax, so BC is insisting that the recycle fee be built into the cost of the product. 3. Do you need any special licenses to process e-waste? David: Carl Johnson is our local Ministry of Environment representative and we worked with him to obtain approval to do pilot testing last year, using shredded Alberta material. The Ministry has now given us a one-year permit that starts in January 2006. We anticipate the permit will be extended, but the Ministry wants the data from a full 12 months operating period. 4. Why is Teck Cominco interested in this venture? David: We were using an old slag-fuming furnace from our pre-Kivcet smelter to process a stockpile of old slag. This campaign was ending so the old furnace was redundant and due to be shut down. So it was available for this recycle project.
