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Atlanta City Council member Carla Smith Hosts e-Waste Recycling Day
Saturday, Apr 18, 2009 9 AM - 1 PM
The City of Atlanta will host one of the largest single-day electronic waste
collections in the southeast on Saturday, April 18 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at
Turner Field’s Orange Lot.
Residents are encouraged to bring their analog television sets, outdated
computers and other household electronics to be recycled. This year the City
will also accept lead batteries, including automotive batteries, with the help
of the event’s newest national partner Advance Auto Parts. Tires will be
collected on site as well.
This is the seventh year the City of Atlanta has sponsored e-waste recycling. In
2008, more than 1,000 items including computers, stereos, televisions and other
electronics were recycled.
“Under the leadership of Mayor Shirley Franklin, Atlanta is more committed to
preserving the environment than ever before,” said City Councilmember Carla
Smith. “By properly recycling these electronic items, we are having the least
impact on our planet.”
In addition to Advance Auto Parts, Smith said, the City is honored to welcome
WABE 90.1 FM as new local sponsor. WABE delivers NPR news, classical music, and
arts and culture programming to more than 400,000 listeners weekly.
“WABE 90.1 FM is pleased to partner with the City of Atlanta and its Electronic
Waste Recycling Day,” said John Weatherford, Public Broadcasting Atlanta General
Manager. “Participating in this worthwhile cause is our way of supporting
e-waste recycling. We also encourage the recycling of analog television sets
with the approach of our digital conversion on June 12.”
Today, electronics account for up to five percent of landfill volume and
contributes up to 70 percent of the toxins found in landfills because every year
newer and better products are being sold to consumers.
The goal of Electronic Waste Recycling Day 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.
The E-Waste Recycling Day is sponsored by Atlanta City Councilmember Carla
Smith; Keep Atlanta Beautiful; Turner Field; Advanced Disposal; Atlanta
Recycling Solutions, LLC.; WABE Radio 90.1 FM; Advance Auto Parts; the city of
Atlanta Department of Public Works, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency;
and Craft Creation & Design.
The following items will be accepted at the city of Atlanta’s E-Waste Recycling
Day:
• COMPUTER MONITORS
• TELEVISIONS ($10 fee required)
• MICROWAVE OVENS
• COMPUTER CPUs
• STEREOS
• TELEPHONES
• LAPTOPS
• COPIERS
• CB RADIOS
• PRINTERS
• VIDEO MACHINES
• CD PLAYERS
• DISK DRIVES
• VCRs and DVD PLAYERS
• PORTABLE RADIOS
• FLOPPY DRIVES
• CAMCORDERS
• CELL PHONES
• TEST & NETWORKING EQUIPMENT
• CAMERAS
• KEYBOARDS
• MODEMS
• RECORD PLAYERS
• SCANNERS
• CURCUIT BOARDS
• SPEAKERS
• ELECTRICAL PANELS
• TYPEWRITERS
• UPS / BATTERY BACK-UP
• FAX MACHINES
• CD ROMS
• PROJECTORS
• CABLES
• COMPUTER MOUSES
The following items will not be accepted: consoles, projection televisions,
vacuum cleaners, refrigerators, washers, dryers, freezers, de-humidifiers or
humidifiers, gas-powered equipment, household trash and NON-electronic
equipment. For more information, please call Councilmember Smith’s office at
(404) 330-6039.
Location:
Turner Field
Orange Lot
Near Fulton Ave & Hank Aaron Dr
Atlanta, GA 30315
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Saturday, Apr 18, 2009 9 AM - 1 PM
The City of Atlanta will host one of the largest single-day electronic waste
collections in the southeast on Saturday, April 18 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at
Turner Field’s Orange Lot.
Residents are encouraged to bring their analog television sets, outdated
computers and other household electronics to be recycled. This year the City
will also accept lead batteries, including automotive batteries, with the help
of the event’s newest national partner Advance Auto Parts. Tires will be
collected on site as well.
This is the seventh year the City of Atlanta has sponsored e-waste recycling. In
2008, more than 1,000 items including computers, stereos, televisions and other
electronics were recycled.
“Under the leadership of Mayor Shirley Franklin, Atlanta is more committed to
preserving the environment than ever before,” said City Councilmember Carla
Smith. “By properly recycling these electronic items, we are having the least
impact on our planet.”
In addition to Advance Auto Parts, Smith said, the City is honored to welcome
WABE 90.1 FM as new local sponsor. WABE delivers NPR news, classical music, and
arts and culture programming to more than 400,000 listeners weekly.
“WABE 90.1 FM is pleased to partner with the City of Atlanta and its Electronic
Waste Recycling Day,” said John Weatherford, Public Broadcasting Atlanta General
Manager. “Participating in this worthwhile cause is our way of supporting
e-waste recycling. We also encourage the recycling of analog television sets
with the approach of our digital conversion on June 12.”
Today, electronics account for up to five percent of landfill volume and
contributes up to 70 percent of the toxins found in landfills because every year
newer and better products are being sold to consumers.
The goal of Electronic Waste Recycling Day 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.
The E-Waste Recycling Day is sponsored by Atlanta City Councilmember Carla
Smith; Keep Atlanta Beautiful; Turner Field; Advanced Disposal; Atlanta
Recycling Solutions, LLC.; WABE Radio 90.1 FM; Advance Auto Parts; the city of
Atlanta Department of Public Works, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency;
and Craft Creation & Design.
The following items will be accepted at the city of Atlanta’s E-Waste Recycling
Day:
• COMPUTER MONITORS
• TELEVISIONS ($10 fee required)
• MICROWAVE OVENS
• COMPUTER CPUs
• STEREOS
• TELEPHONES
• LAPTOPS
• COPIERS
• CB RADIOS
• PRINTERS
• VIDEO MACHINES
• CD PLAYERS
• DISK DRIVES
• VCRs and DVD PLAYERS
• PORTABLE RADIOS
• FLOPPY DRIVES
• CAMCORDERS
• CELL PHONES
• TEST & NETWORKING EQUIPMENT
• CAMERAS
• KEYBOARDS
• MODEMS
• RECORD PLAYERS
• SCANNERS
• CURCUIT BOARDS
• SPEAKERS
• ELECTRICAL PANELS
• TYPEWRITERS
• UPS / BATTERY BACK-UP
• FAX MACHINES
• CD ROMS
• PROJECTORS
• CABLES
• COMPUTER MOUSES
The following items will not be accepted: consoles, projection televisions,
vacuum cleaners, refrigerators, washers, dryers, freezers, de-humidifiers or
humidifiers, gas-powered equipment, household trash and NON-electronic
equipment. For more information, please call Councilmember Smith’s office at
(404) 330-6039.
Location:
Turner Field
Orange Lot
Near Fulton Ave & Hank Aaron Dr
Atlanta, GA 30315
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the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged
information. If the reader of this message is not the intended
recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution
or copying of this message (including any attachments) is strictly
prohibited.
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the sender by reply e-mail message and destroy all copies of the
original message (including attachments).
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