CESA to Amalgamate with the Electronic Products Recycling Association (EPRA)
Members of the Canadian Electrical Recycling Association (CESA) recently voted in favour of a plan to amalgamate CESA’s operations in British Columbia with the Electronic Products Recycling Association (EPRA). The CESA Board of Directors made the decision to support an amalgamation with EPRA based on a thorough review of CESA’s operations and careful consideration of…
Read MoreProposed CESA-EPRA Amalgamation Plan
Frequently Asked Questions
May 2024
Below are some Frequently Asked Questions to help members understand the proposed amalgamation with EPRA. If after reviewing the FAQs you still have questions, please reach out by email to governance@cesarecycling.ca. The FAQs are also available in pdf format here.
Read MoreCESA Proposed Amalgamation with EPRA
After many months of careful consideration, the CESA board of directors has voted to pursue an amalgamation of CESA’s operations with EPRA, the Electronic Products Recycling Association. If the amalgamation takes effect — likely this fall — EPRA would deliver CESA’s stewardship programs in British Columbia. EPRA would take over all of CESA’s operations and assume CESA’s contracts, employees, liabilities, debts, surplus and reserves. CESA would no longer exist as a separate entity.
Read MoreB.C. Stewardship Plan Consultation Notice: September 2023
CESA’s Stewardship Plan will be given a one-year extension, and that new plan will be developed early next year. We are fully committed to consulting with stakeholders in the spring of 2024.
Read MoreCESA Joins WEEE Forum, Strengthening Global Collaboration on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
The Canadian Electrical Stewardship Association (CESA) is pleased to announce its membership in the WEEE Forum, a globally unique platform for facilitating knowledge and best practice exchange between organizations involved in the management of waste electrical and electronic equipment (“WEEE” for short). The WEEE Forum is a not-for-profit association made up of 50 WEEE producer…
Read MoreNotice To CESA Members: May 2020
This CESA notice provides important program updates and changes for members. If you have any questions or concerns, we invite you to reach out to us directly at any time. We may share your questions in future notices, as often times the questions asked by one member are relevant to others. This format presents an…
Read MoreNotice to CESA Members: COVID-19
Dear Valued Members, We know these are stressful times for all of you. CESA wants to reassure you we will not add to those stresses while we wait for the economic climate to settle down after this pandemic subsides. In the meantime, we encourage those members who have the ability to continue to report and…
Read MoreNotice to Depots and Other Stakeholders
The Stewardship Agencies identified below have initiated a cost study to better understand the cost centres at private multi-material depots. The firm of MNP LLP has been retained to conduct the study. The participating Stewardship Agencies are responding to the Ministry of Environment’s guidance and directive that the costs of operating a multi-material depot be…
Read MoreNotice to CESA Members: February 2019
You can also view a PDF of this notice here. The CESA quarterly notice provides important program updates and changes for members. If you have any questions or concerns, we invite you to reach out to us directly at any time. We may share your question in future notices, as often times the questions asked…
Read MoreNotice of Decrease to CESA’s Environmental Handling Fees effective October 1, 2018
Revised Environmental Handling Fees (EHFs) for the Canadian Electrical Stewardship Association (CESA) ElectroRecycle Program will come into effect for all sales of program products on or after October 1, 2018. The current EHFs for these products continue to apply to sales made up to and including September 30, 2018. The table below outlines the revised…
Read MoreAGM – June 21, 2018 / Annual Report 2017 now available
The Canadian Electrical Stewardship Association (CESA) is holding its Annual General Meeting on June 21, 2018. We would like to invite all our members to attend the AGM, which will take place at the Sandman Signature Hotel Toronto Airport, Longbranch B Room, Toronto ON commencing at 1:00 pm (EDT). The CESA AGM Package, which was…
Read MoreNotice To CESA Members: March 2018
The CESA quarterly notice provides important program updates and changes for members. If you have any questions or concerns, we invite you to reach out to us directly at any time. We may share your question in future notices, as often times the questions asked by one member are relevant to others. This format presents…
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