An investigation on the operational resilience of the Canadian electronic product stewardship program and the recycling business characteristics

• DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2024.04.002
• Publication Date: 2024-04-09T00:16:47Z
• Authors: Mohammad Mehedi H...; Tanvir Shahrier M...; Anderson Assuah; Kelvin Tsun Wai Ng; Anica Tasnim; Anika Tahsin Abha
• Keywords: Stewardship; Electronic waste; Electronic product

Electronic waste recycling companies have proliferated in many countries due to valuable materials present end-of-life electronic and electrical equipment. This article examined the business characteristics management performance of Products Recycling Association (EPRA), a Canadian nationwide product stewardship organization. The organization's annual reports, from 2012 2020, for nine provinces which it currently operates were aggregated analyzed. Temporal analysis using regression Mann-Kendall tests employed, five EPRA's analyzed, including e-waste products collected, number drop-off locations, efforts build public awareness, operating expenses, growth stewardship. Results show decline amount collected across provinces, except New Brunswick, started its program 2017. test revealed declining temporal trends most provinces. Although collection/drop off sites organizations increased astronomically over study period Canada, amounts decreased. We found that awareness generally did not increase these campaigns only appeared be effective jurisdictions with good accessibility recycling. Processing cost accounted majority budget different factors affected financial success stewards differently.