Electronics Recycling Pick-Up Coming!

Our electronics recycling company (FriendlyEarth) is coming to do a pick up all our recyclable electronics!

If you have any electronics at your desk (or at home) that need to be safely tossed, please bring them in before 2/22. The electronic recycling cubes are in bldg. D across from Leanne’s desk or in bldg. A next to Brooke’s desk. The list of what you may bring is listed to the left of this post, it's also listed below. 

We would love any help that can be provided, so if there are volunteers that can take ten minutes to help pack up a car and transfer everything from Building A to Building D that would be appreciated! Email PlayGreen@PlayNetwork.com to let us know!

This is what you may bring in:

SMALL APPLIANCES

Blenders, Microwaves, Etc...

Hair dryers use about 402 watts of power...switch that to "high" and it goes to 1440 watts! By comparison, your computer uses about 92 watts of power. 

LARGE APPLIANCES

Washers, Dryers, Refrigerators, AC Units. 

NOTE: if you have any of these things you MUST prearrange with Leanne first.

Energy Star calculated that cooking or re-heating small portions of food in the microwave saves as much as 80% of the energy needed for an oven. However, the term "microwave safe" is not regulated by the government, so it has no verifiable meaning. 

METALS

All forms including ferrous and non-ferrous

The most common ferrous metal alloy is steel, which can be found in cars, household appliances, construction beams and food cans

GENERAL ELECTRONICS

Computers, Cell phones, TV’s, Speakers, Video Players (DVD, VHS, etc)

From the circuit board to the plastic, most materials in DVD players can be recycled back into that component.

BATTERIES

Non-Alkaline Single Charge, Multi-Charge (Lithium & Metal Hydride), Lead Batteries. Unfortunately Friendly Earth cannot take alkaline batteries. BUT--Whole Foods does (YAY WHOLE FOODS)! If you have any alkaline batteries, please feel free to continue putting them in the electronics recycling bins and we'll get them recycled. 

As a general rule "most" batteries are alkaline batteries. If they are non-alkaline they typically will say so on the package they came in and on the battery itself. Either way, put them in the bin and we'll sort them out!

At a minimum, 100 single-use batteries are saved by substituting with rechargeable batteries. 

MACHINERY

Lawn and farm equipment. 

NOTE: if you have any of these things you MUST prearrange with Leanne first.

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a traditional gas powered lawn mower produces as much air pollution as 43 new cars each being driven 12,000 miles.

ELECTRONIC ACCESSORIES

Power Cords, Cables, CD’s, DVD’s, Hard Disks, Chargers, etc

American consumers buy about a billion CD's every year, most which eventually end up in landfills or incinerators. Since CDs are a mix of polycarbonate, plastic and aluminum, they don’t easily break down and are not easily recycled. They are also not biodegradable, so they won’t break down in landfills. And when incinerated they release toxic fumes into the air.

GARMENTS

Clothes, Uniforms, Shoes, etc

Goodwill and The Salvation Army process an average of five tons of outcast clothing every single day of the year!

If you've added to the electronics recycling, let us know! There may be a surprise in it for you!