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E-Recycling Solutions Holds Free Earth Day E-Waste Recycling Events

Posted on: Wednesday, 18 April 2007, 15:00 CDT

Electronic Recyclers:

WHAT: E-Recycling Solutions, a project of Community Service and Employment Training, Inc. (CSET), will hold electronics recycling events in honor of Earth Day at multiple locations on Saturday, April 21st. Partnering with Fresno-based Electronic Recyclers, CSET will provide Californians with a free opportunity to safely unload their old computers, television sets, VCRs, printers, stereos and other out-dated, 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 these events 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 any more 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: Tulare County Household Hazardous Waste Clean up Dinuba Fire Station 4040 Rd. 80 Dinuba, CA Saturday, April 21st from 10am - 2pm

City of Tulare City Yard 3981 South "K" St. Tulare, CA Saturday, April 21st from 7am - 2pm (Tulare Residents only)

City of Visalia Earth Day event Recreation Park 345 N. Jacob St. Visalia, CA Saturday, April 21st from 10am - 2pm

City of Dinuba Corner of Kern and Uruapan (Vacant Lot) Dinuba, CA Saturday, April 21st from 7am - 3pm

City of Farmersville At Roy Park on the 800 block of South Farmersville Blvd Farmersville, CA Thursday, April 19th from 7am - 3pm Saturday, April 21st from 8am - 3pm (Farmersville residents only)

CONTACT: For more information, call 559-732-4194, ext. 618

MEDIA: Bruce Hartzell, MediaLine Communications, 310-458-3382

Source: Business Wire

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