With many Quebecers having to adopt remote work during the pandemic, the use of electronic devices has been rising. However, the following question remains: what will happen to the electronic products that are obsolete or no longer work? For Québec Waste Reduction Week, which runs from October 17 to 25, the Electronic Products Recycling Association of Québec (EPRA-Québec) wants to raise awareness among the population about the importance of recycling old electronics in an environmentally responsible way.
“What matters is that we take the time to safely recycle our old devices by bringing them, free of charge, to any one of the close to 1,000 authorized drop-off points located in all regions of Québec,” says scientist Martin Carli.
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