Ethical Electronics Recycling Drive

Posted by on November 16, 2009

Ethical Electronics Recycling Drive

We’ve received a number of inquiries from folks asking where/how they can recycle electronics. The Tookany-Tacony Frankford Watershed Partnership is hosting a electronics recycling drive this month to serve Philadelphia and Montgomery County residents.

DATE: Saturday and Sunday, November 21 and 22, 2009
TIME: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. RAIN OR SHINE!
PLACE: Cedarbrook Middle School, 300 Longfellow Road, Cheltenham (Wyncote), PA
COST: $1 per pound of used electronics (proceeds benefit environmental education programs in local schools)
CONTACT: Katie Donnelly at [email protected]

What To Bring: Old or Used Televisions, Computers, Monitors, Phones, Keyboards, Drives, Cables, Cords, Peripherals, Copiers, Printers, Cartridges, Fax Machines, Scanners, Laptops, Stereo Equipment, Speakers, CD & DVD Players, Telephones, Remote Controls, VCR’s, Projectors, Digital Cameras, PDAs, Speakers, Radios, Answering machines, Camcorders, Electric Typewriters, Video Game Systems, Pagers, Microwaves, Toasters, Ink Cartridges, USB Media, and Magnetic Media like Zip Disks, Audio Tapes, and Floppy Diskettes. Note: No hazardous wastes will be accepted. Nothing we collect will be tipped into landfills, incinerated as solid waste, or dumped in developing countries!

More information is available at http://www.toxtour.org


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