Dive summary:

• After the holiday season, which is known for a rush in trash, both packaging and outdated equipment, Samsung released a study on the recycling habits of Canadians.
• The survey found that many Canadians didn’t know what to do with their e-waste, one out of three people said they let the electronics collect dust in their home, while one in 10 said they throw them in the garbage.
• The survey also noticed that people in British Columbia and Alberta had higher rates of giving new electronics but British Columbia had higher recycling rates than their eastward neighbor Alberta.

From the article:

We can be certain that a cache of old electronics will suddenly crop up by the end of this holiday season as millions of Canadians receive new electronic toys for Christmas.

But according to a new survey from Samsung, many Canadians still don’t know what to do with their old electronics or e-waste.

“Almost 10 million Canadians are likely to give electronic gifts this holiday season, but at the same time, we’re seeing that close to the same number of Canadians may not know what to do with old electronics,” said Andrew Barrett, VP Marketing for Samsung Canada.