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Ontario E-Waste (OES) Program

Effective April 1, 2009, the Minister of the Environment of Ontario has introduced a requirement under the Waste Diversion Act, 2002 (WDO) and the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Plan that requires fees to be paid on the delivery of certain computer products into the province. This is being administered through Ontario Electronic Stewardship (OES) with a fee structure as follows:

Classification		$Rate/Item
Desktop Computers **		$7.80
Portable Computers **		$2.75
Computer Peripherals:		$0.40
Including	Mice	$0.40
	Keyboards	$0.40
	Hard Drives	$0.40
	Optical Drives	$0.40
Monitors(with no embedded TV Tuner)		$12.25
TV (includes any monitors with embedded TV tuners)	All Sizes	$26.25
Printing Devices		$5.40

** Computer fees do not cover costs for mice, keyboards etc. Any units shipping with these peripherals will require the applicable peripheral fee to be added and charged in a bundled price. Please refer to appendix A for further details as defined by the OES as to what is included in the above classifications.

Due to the introduction of this legislation, Computer Source will be charging customers the above noted fee structure for all shipments made into the province of Ontario effective April 1, 2009. These fees will be in addition to standard quoted product costs.

APPENDIX A - Product Category Definitions

PRODUCT CATEGORY	INCLUSIONS	EXCLUSIONS
Desktop Computers A desktop computer or computer terminal that requires a standard AC power plug for its primary source of power.	Includes products commonly referred to as Desktops Computers Computer terminals Desktops acting as servers Thin Clients Microcomputers Minicomputers	Computer terminals that are embedded into non-Phase 1 products Portable computers identified in Phase 2 (e.g. PDA) Products classified as Computer Peripherals under this Plan
Portable Computers A computer that contains a Central Processing Unit (CPU) and that can operate through self-contained battery.	Includes products commonly called Laptops Notebooks Notepads Tablet PC	Portable computers identified in Phase 2 such as Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) Other handheld devices
Computer Peripherals Standalone disk drives, optical drives, computer mouse and keyboards.	Includes replacement computer components, and those Supplied as standalone products. CD-ROM, DVD, HD-DVD, and BluRay drives Disk Drives Computer Mouse Computer Keyboard	Speakers, cameras, microphones and other non-Phase 1 products Internal components contained within the original desktop or portable computer at the time of supply
Monitors A device that displays video image and does not have an embedded television tuner. The video images are displayed using a variety of technologies including Cathode Ray Tube (CRT), Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), and Plasma.	Computer monitors Professional display monitors Closed circuit monitor screens	Displays that are embedded into non-Phase 1 product, where the monitor is not the primary product.
Televisions A device that displays video image and has an embedded television tuner. The video images are displayed using a variety of technologies including Cathode Ray Tube (CRT), Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), Plasma, and Rear-Projection.	Televisions Dual television and computer monitors	Monitors Televisions that are embedded into non-Phase 1 products where the television is not the primary product (e.g. televisions within refrigerators)
Printing Devices Printing devices that are designed to reside on a work surface and includes various printing technologies, including laser and LED, ink jet, dot matrix, thermal, dye sublimation, etc. and multi-function or all in one devices that perform different tasks such as copy, scan, fax, and print.	Standalone Desktop printers Portable PC-free photo printers Camera dock printers Desktop label, barcode, and card printers Desktop fax machines	Printing devices listed in Phase 2 including: Floor standing printers Point of sale (POS) receipt printers Handheld printers such as calculators with printing capabilities or label makers Printing devices that are embedded into non-Phase 1 products, where the printer is not primary product.