Why do governments do stupid things to their people? All this does is make it cheaper to order from a manufacturer outside Alberta. Meaning not only do I still do the environmental damage, but businesses in Alberta lose the sale. So the net benefit of this is what?
As I've noted before, it's cheaper and easier to take the PC to the landfill than to have give it to somewhere that would reuse it. Recycling (generally, not just PCs) could be a huge benefit to everyone, but instead it's just another stupidly run waste of time and money that benefits no one, and harms everyone. It's no wonder there's a disconnect between pro-green, and pro-corporate people. Every time something like this is implimented, it's always one sided (or no sided). If it was better though out, it could be win-win. So if I buy a system in pieces, do I avoid the tax? Or am I double taxed in the case of buying a system, and then returning to buy additional RAM, HDDs, and an upgraded processor? Kev. On Monday 10 January 2005 13:55, Dale Rycar wrote: > Hello All; > > Starting on February 1st, 2005 the Alberta Government will be > implementing it's Electronics Recycling Tax. This tax will be placed on > the vast majority of consumer and business electronics, some of which > include TV's, Computers, Monitors, Lap-tops, and Printers. The fees for > such products may vary depending on size (in the case of TV's). This fee > must be charged on these products without exception. > > Here is the breakdown on the proposed charges that will effect us > directly: > > - Computer System = $10.00 > > - Computer Monitor = $12.00 > > - Printer = $8.00 > > - Notebooks = $5.00 > > As you can see, the average system will rise in price by $22.00, > which is non-refundable at any point. Based on this information, I would > recommend if you have any planned purchases in the next 3 months or so for > anything electronic, to pick it up this month. > > > > Below are some links that you may find helpful in better understanding this > new fee. > > > > Alberta Recycling Home > > Program Overview (pdf) > > ARP FAQ (pdf) > > ACP Remittance Instructions (pdf) > > > > > > Dale Rycar _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
