COMPUTER AND ELECTRONICS RECYCLING DAY - Sunday, December 3rd
10 am - 3 pm
87th Street and Columbus Ave
Suggested Contribution: $1 per item
Your monetary contribution will allow Per Scholas to refurbish and
recycle
computer and electronic equipment in and environmentally responsible
manner.
Sponsored by: District Leader Marc Landis, Councilmember Gale
Brewer, State Senator Eric Schneiderman, State Assemblymember Linda
Rosenthal, & the Community Free Democrats
Per Scholas is a local nonprofit organization dedicated to bridging
the digital divide for
low-income families. Your donation of late-model, working equipment
can help!
For more information on this and other community recycling events,
call 718-772-0651. www.perscholas.org
WHAT CAN BE RECYCLED?
Computers, Laptops, Monitors, Printers, Fax Machines, PDAs,
Adapters, Cables,Cell Phones, Radios, Calculators, Copiers
WHY SHOULD YOU RECYCLE YOUR OLD EQUIPMENT?
The National Safety Council estimates that 63 MILLION personal
computers in the US became
obsolete in 2005. Computers and other electronics contain hazardous
substances that can get
into ground water- CRT screens alone contain up to 8 POUNDS of
lead! These electronics will
be headed to dumps in the next few years, many of them overseas,
unless we recycle.
WHERE WILL MY STUFF GO?
To Per Scholas, a nonprofit in the South Bronx with three primary
goals:
* Bring affordable technology to disadvantaged children and families
* Train underemployed and unemployed adults to become A+ Certified
computer technicians
* Provide environmentally responsible recycling of end-of life
computer equipment
