Integrating stewardship and resource recovery: A dual-faceted analysis of e-waste and used oil management practices of Canadian provinces
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description: Canada faces significant challenges in waste management, driven by high per capita waste generation. To address these issues, the country has implemented various waste management stewardship programs aimed at improving waste collection and resource recovery. This study examines the crucial role of stewardship in managing e-waste and used automotive resources including used oil, filters and containers. By focusing on stewardship practices, it highlights how effective management can improve collection rates, enhance resource recovery, and strengthen financial performance. The analysis emphasizes the importance of stewardship approaches to handling these special waste types, illustrating their potential to reduce environmental impact while optimizing resource use across Canadian provinces. The first part presents a comprehensive analysis of e-waste collection and management trends across six Canadian provinces, focusing on e-waste collection rates, provincial stewardship model attributes, program strategies and budget allocations from 2013 to 2020. Temporal and regression analyses were conducted using data from Electronic Product Recycling Association reports. The analysis emphasizes the significant impact of stewardship model attributes on e-waste collection rates, with Quebec emerging as a standout case, showcasing a remarkable 61.5% surge in collection rates. Findings from group analysis reveal a positive correlation between per capita e-waste collection rate and the growth of businesses and collection sites in Western Canada. This highlights the potential benefits of a coordinated waste management approach, emphasizing the importance of shared resources and collaborative policies. Financial aspects of e-waste management are also explored, revealing opportunities for improvement in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, where average allocations to e-waste collection efficiency stand at 6.6% and 7%, respectively. A 40.5% decrease in e-waste collection rates was observed in Brit…
abstract: Canada faces significant challenges in waste management, driven by high per capita waste generation. To address these issues, the country has implemented various waste management stewardship programs aimed at improving waste collection and resource recovery. This study examines the crucial role of stewardship in managing e-waste and used automotive resources including used oil, filters and containers. By focusing on stewardship practices, it highlights how effective management can improve collection rates, enhance resource recovery, and strengthen financial performance. The analysis emphasizes the importance of stewardship approaches to handling these special waste types, illustrating their potential to reduce environmental impact while optimizing resource use across Canadian provinces. The first part presents a comprehensive analysis of e-waste collection and management trends across six Canadian provinces, focusing on e-waste collection rates, provincial stewardship model attributes, program strategies and budget allocations from 2013 to 2020. Temporal and regression analyses were conducted using data from Electronic Product Recycling Association reports. The analysis emphasizes the significant impact of stewardship model attributes on e-waste collection rates, with Quebec emerging as a standout case, showcasing a remarkable 61.5% surge in collection rates. Findings from group analysis reveal a positive correlation between per capita e-waste collection rate and the growth of businesses and collection sites in Western Canada. This highlights the potential benefits of a coordinated waste management approach, emphasizing the importance of shared resources and collaborative policies. Financial aspects of e-waste management are also explored, revealing opportunities for improvement in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, where average allocations to e-waste collection efficiency stand at 6.6% and 7%, respectively. A 40.5% decrease in e-waste collection rates was observed in Brit…
author: Tasnim, Anica
language: en
date published: 2024-11
date modified: 2026-07-24T04:03:39Z
provider: University of Regina
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina

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value: https://hdl.handle.net/10294/16809

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value: 10.82465/4555