CESA Program Products

Program Expansion

The CESA program will be expanded as of July 1, 2012 to cover some of the additional product categories outlined in "phase 5" of the electric products schedule of the BC Recycling Regulation, including:

  • Power tools
  • Sewing machines, knitting machines and other textile processing machines
  • Sports, leisure and exercise equipment
  • Arts, crafts and hobby devices

View the list of additional Included Products and Fee Rates as of July 1, 2012.

For a chronological list of changes to the Phase 5 product list since April 1, 2012, click here.

See below for information on the types of small appliances covered since October 1, 2011.

If your product(s) does not seem to be on this list or you are unsure about which category it belongs to, please contact memberservices@cesarecycling.ca.
 

Small Appliances

The BC Small Appliance Recycling Program, which launched on October 1, 2011, includes many types of small appliances. For reporting purposes, these are split into 14 categories. 

Air Treatment Products Countertop Cooking Floor Care Personal Care
Garment Care Time Management Weight Management Not Included Products

For a chronological list of changes to the Small Appliance product list since Oct 1, 2011, click here.

Please note that items that are not electric, are built in and/or are part of other/future programs and therefore not in Schedule 3, 2.2 (a) are excluded from the program.

For clarification purposes, CESA may add additional product examples to the lists of included and not included products. To figure out whether a product should be included in the program, see the CESA Product Definition Decision Tree.

*Note that on May 12th 2011, program products that were deemed significantly smaller than their natural product categories have been placed in a new category 14 – Designated Very Small Items. Also, the microwave category was split into two categories, based on size. Portable fans were removed from category 9 - Air Treatment, and into their own category 10.*

**Only the items listed in Designated Very Small Items have been approved by the CESA program. Although they are exempt from their natural categories, they are not exempt from the program overall.**

If your product(s) does not seem to be on this list or you are unsure about which category it belongs to, please contact memberservices@cesarecycling.ca