Business FAQs

EPRA Newfoundland and Labrador is a not-for-profit industry-led organization that operates a government-approved end-of-life electronics recycling program throughout the province. Residents and businesses can drop off their unwanted electronics free of charge for safe, secure and responsible recycling at an EPRA Newfoundland and Labrador drop-off location.

Businesses typically generate larger volumes of end of life electronics than residential users. To ensure that we can effectively assist with your recycling needs, please consider the below:

• For smaller loads (think just a few pieces like a box of laptops, monitors, etc.) this can de dropped off at any of our over 65 locations in the province.
• To find the closest drop-off site to you, please visit Where Can I Recycle.
• For large loads of ICI end of life electronics, please Book My Pick Up to determine how we can effectively assist with your recycling needs.
• We can help direct your materials to the appropriate location and ensure that a scheduled time is allocated so that staff are available on site to receive your products in an orderly manner.

The list of products accepted under the EPRA NL program are mandated by the MMSB. See What Can I Recycle? for more information.

Absolutely. The EPRA Newfoundland and Labrador program is designed to manage end-of-life electronic products that have exhausted their reuse potential. If your electronic items are not at the end of their useful life, you are encouraged to explore reuse opportunities including donating them to family members, friends or authorized Reuse Organizations.

EPRA is committed to recycling end-of-life electronic products collected through our network of drop-off locations in a responsible manner. EPRA only works with recyclers who have been verified under the national Electronics Recycling Standard (ERS) which was designed by the electronics industry to ensure that end-of-life electronics are managed in a safe and environmentally-sound manner. This means that all EPRA verified recyclers must be actively processing material that is entrusted to them by EPRA. Further, our Recycler Qualification Office (RQO) verifies the recyclers against the ERS requirements. This ensures that recyclers are maintaining appropriate environmental, health and safety controls and are properly handling all materials. For more information, visit www.RQP.ca

Consumers and businesses are responsible for ensuring that all personal data is removed from their electronic devices, prior to bringing them to one of our drop-off locations. If you are unsure how to do this, contact your manufacturer for more information. While EPRA Newfoundland and Labrador requires that all of our recyclers protect data on end-of-life electronics from unauthorized access or theft, it is your obligation to protect your personal information. EPRA Newfoundland and Labrador does not accept liability for data or any other digital content that is left on electronic products collected at our drop-off locations.

EPRA Newfoundland and Labrador is funded through Environmental Handling Fees (EHF) that are applied on the sale of all new electronic products. It’s not a tax, nor is it a refundable deposit. The EHF on each item in the program is based on the actual cost to recycle the materials contained in the product. All program revenue is used for the collection, transportation and responsible recycling of end-of-life electronics as well as program administration.

EPRA Newfoundland and Labrador manages end-of-life electronics according to the highest environmental standards at every stage of the recycling process. Once collected and sorted, items are sent to an EPRA approved recycling facility for dismantling, and proper downstream management. All other materials are separated into different streams to recover such parts as metal, plastics and glass and natural resources so they can be processed into new products.