Ontario Environmental Electronic and Equipment Tax (EEE)

What is WEEE? WEEE stands for “Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment,” as designated in Ontario Regulation 393/04. It is the informal name for the variety of electrical and electronic products that are no longer wanted by their owners. A variety of options exist for waste electronics, including reuse, refurbishment and recycling.

When does this fee begin? This fee becomes applicable to all desktop printers shipped on or after April 1, 2009 and to all floor models shipped on or after April 1, 2010.

How much is the fee? The fee is $5.05 for desktop printing devices and $32.50 for floor models.

Does this specific fee relate to shipments outside of Ontario? No, the fee only applies to shipments that have a Ship-to location in Ontario.

What is being done with the money that is collected? Lexmark will be submitting this cost to the OES (Ontario Electronic Stewardship ). Companies that are brand owners, first importers into Ontario and manufacturers of electrical and electronic equipment have formed an organization called Ontario Electronic Stewardship (OES). OES is a non-profit body that will manage the collection of fees from the various companies obligated under this program and then use the fees to pay for the diversion program. This will include collection, transportation, consolidation, end-of-life management of WEEE that cannot be reused or recycled, public education and awareness, research and development, continuous improvements in technology and program execution.

Is there tax on this fee? Yes GST and PST will apply to this fee when being sold to an end-user, if the customer is PST exempt, then this fee would be PST exempt.

Where can I get more information on the WEEE Program? You get more information on OES web-site: www.ontarioelectronicstewardship.ca/faqs/faqs.html#consumers