[ale] Electronic recycling day Dekalb County

[James Sumners]

But where does it all go? I think you will find this report
interesting -- http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/jan-june07/ewaste_02-19.html

Note: I'm not saying the program you are advocating is represented by
the report. It's just on the same topic.

On 2/23/07, James P. Kinney III <jkinney at localnetsolutions.com> wrote:
> Electronics Recycling Event: Saturday, March 3, 2007 from 9 a.m. ? 1
> p.m.
>
> Two Drop-off Locations:
>
> DeKalb County Tax Commission Office
> 4380 Memorial Drive
> Decatur, Georgia 30032
>
> The Liane Levetan Park at Brookrun
> 4770 North Peachtree Road
> Dunwoody, Georgia 30032
>
> Keep DeKalb Beautiful will offer residents of DeKalb County and metro
> Atlanta another opportunity to recycle their old electronic items
> properly and reduce the environmental liability of hazardous material
> entering Seminole Landfill.
>
> It's estimated that there are at least 4.4 million PCs and 8 million
> Televisions in 3 million households in Georgia. This e-waste will
> eventually become 334,800 tons of e-waste that will end up in our
> landfills.
>
> Our goal is to promote the recovery, reuse and recycling of obsolete
> electronic equipment, and to encourage the design, manufacture and
> purchase of environmentally responsible electronic equipment.
>
> ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT TO BE ACCEPTED:
>
> Computer Monitors Stereos
> Microwave Ovens
> Computer CPUs Copiers
> Telephones
> Laptops Video Machines
> CB Radios
> Printers VCRs
> CD Players
> Disk Drives Camcorders
> Portable Radios
> Floppy Drives Cameras Cell
> Phones
> Test & Networking Equipment Record Players
> Keyboards
> Modems Speakers
> Scanners
> Circuit Boards Typewriters
> Cables
> Electrical Panels Fax Machines
> UPS / Battery Back up Projectors
> CD ROMs Computer Mouse
> Televisions ($10.00 Charge)
>
> Vacuum cleaners, refrigerators, washers, dryers, freezers, De-
> humidifiers or humidifiers, and gas-powered equipment will not be
> accepted.
>
> Please visit Atlanta Recycling Solutions' website for more
> information on where your electronics go, at
> http://www.arsrecycle.com/home.html
>
> For more information on accepted items and opportunities to volunteer
> for this event, please contact our offices at (404) 371-2654.
>
> --
> James P. Kinney III
> CEO & Director of Engineering
> Local Net Solutions,LLC
> 770-493-8244
> http://www.localnetsolutions.com
>
> GPG ID: 829C6CA7 James P. Kinney III (M.S. Physics)
> <jkinney at localnetsolutions.com>
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James Sumners
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