CBS 5 News - Bay City Newswire: Recycle E-Waste for Earth Day
Filed under: Earth 911 - April 18, 2007
RECYCLE E-WASTE FOR EARTH DAY
04/18/07 10:20 PDT
By Bay City News
The nation’s largest environmental portal Web site is inviting people to dispose of their unwanted electronic trash in time for Earth Day, on Sunday.
Earth 911 has which operates a toll-free national recycling hotline, (800) CLEANUP, provides local recycling locations that will accept unwanted electronic waste such as batteries, cell phones, computers and more, the organization reported.
“The good news is that more and more people know that tossing an old computer into the trash can is not the right thing to do. But people also end up hanging on to old equipment because they are not sure where to take it,” said Mark Rappaport, Earth 911 Program Manager. “Earth 911 can help everyone recycle these items, which is one contribution we could all make this Earth Day.”
According to Earth 911, common types of electronic waste includes printers, fax machines, scanners, copy machines, televisions, radios, microwaves, stereo systems, camcorders, digital cameras, telephones, hair dryers, electric type writers, and video game consoles.
Those wishing for more information about recycling these items may visit www.earth911.org or call the toll-free hotline, which provides information in both Spanish and English.
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