CSET Holds Free Electronics Recycling Event
Posted on: Tuesday, 6 March 2007, 15:00 CST
Electronic Recyclers:
WHAT: Community Service and Employment Training, Inc. (CSET) will hold an electronics recycling fundraiser at the Lindsay Fire Station on Saturday, March 10th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Partnering with Fresno-based Electronic Recyclers, CSET will provide residents with a free opportunity to safely unload their old computers, television sets, VCRs, printers, stereos and other outdated, unusable or unwanted electronic items for proper recycling.
It is illegal to simply throw an unwanted television or computer monitor in the trash in the state of California. Electronic items contain toxic elements like lead and mercury that are environmentally hazardous when they are dumped into landfills. By law, such products must now be recycled properly and in ways that won't harm the environment.
Funds generated by the recycling drive will help CSET continue strengthening youth, families, and communities through education, employment training, youth development, mentoring, leadership building, job creation, environmental stewardship and other strategies that support self-reliant families and caring communities.
The electronics collected will be trucked away and recycled by Fresno-based Electronic Recyclers, the largest recycler of electronic waste in California, at their state-of-the-art facility.
"We are very proud to be involved in this event and to be able to help CSET continue its important work," said John S. Shegerian, Chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers. "Electronic waste is a growing problem that affects the environment and human health. Events like these provide the community with a great, easy way to safely recycle their old electronics as well as raise much needed funds."
Each year, Californians replace hundreds of thousands of TVs, computers, monitors and other electronic devices. Plus, they store literally millions more that are not used anymore in homes, garages and businesses. Electronic products contain valuable resources such as metal, plastic and glass, which can and should be recycled instead of thrown away.
WHERE: Lindsay Fire Station 19603 Avenue 288 Lindsay, CA
WHEN: Saturday, March 10th from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Source: Business Wire
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