Earth Day 2008: E-Waste Disposal Event
1-800-GOT-JUNK is holding nationwide events on Saturday, April 19th for Earth Day to collect and recycle e-waste. ” 1-800-GOT-JUNK? is committed to keeping communities clean, and hazardous junk out of our landfills. We will be out in numerous communities across North America offering free e-waste collection.* We have teamed up with various electronic waste recyclers and together will properly collect and recycle thousands of pounds of e-waste on this one day.” They charge a nominal amount for disposal of TVs and monitors in some locations.
In Chicago, you can take your computers to the Goose Island Household Chemical and Computer Recycling Center for recycling year-round. They also take televisions and cell phones (and of course, household chemicals like paint).
Many Goodwill stores will accept computers free of charge where they will recycle what they cannot sell.
Some Catridge World stores will accept e-waste free of charge. Call the store first.
Dell and Apple will recycle anything they make. Apple will also take cell phones for recycling free of charge.
Still not sure where to dispose of something? Check out Earth 911.
Source: 1-800-GOT-JUNK
it is so encouraging to find new sources of real solutions to waste disposal.
guilt free re-cycling, simple steps, we could clean house and perhaps give someone else some pleasure in the case of re-sale.
at the very least, we could provide employment to collectors, transporters and disassemblers of old items and re-assemblers of renewed items.
almost as good as not buying anything…almost.