08/04/2012 Upland E-Waste Event

Upland Rotary Club Electronics Recycling Fundraiser

Free Electronics Recycling Collection Event
Saturday, August 4, 9:00 AM- 1:00 PM
Upland High School
565 West 11th Street
Upland, CA 91786

Upland E-waste

With the increased usage of electrical and electronic equipment, e-wastes production is also growing enormously around the globe. The recycling of valuable elements like copper and gold has even become a source of livelihood for the informal sector in developing countries.  But the primitive way of burning cables to extract its copper content has been proven to be very hazardous. It exposes the people nearby to a variety of harmful substances that include lead, chromium, brominated flame retardants or polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and cadmium.

People also get to inhale its toxic fumes. But the danger does not end there. Chemicals coming from burning wire can also seep into the soil and mix in our water sources and food. Furthermore, the dismantling of electrical equipment increases the risk of injury on the untrained recycler.

In a more technologically advanced city like Upland, California, residents can tap the assistance of a trusted services provider to take care of their E-wastes recycling needs. The Upland Rotary Club Recycling Fundraiser is organizing an electronics recycling collection event to make proper E-wastes recycling more convenient for the community. Come to our event and bring your e-wastes.

Bring all of your old electronics, including:

• Computers
• Mobile Phones
• Televisions
• Computer Parts
• Toner Cartridges

• Monitors
• Laptops
• DVD Players & VCRs
• Telephones
• Cables/Wires

• Printers
• Portable Electronics
• iPods
• Calculators
• All Small Electronics

Do you have old electronics cluttering up your attic or garage? The Upland Rotary Club and All Green Electronics Recycling have teamed up to host an event to help you get rid of them responsibly–absolutely free of charge!

Members of the community and businesses are encouraged to clean out their garage or attic and donate their old electronics to a good cause. Bring all of your old electronics to the event, including, but not limited to: computers, monitors, televisions, printers, mobile phones, laptops, DVD players, VCRs, microwaves, calculators, iPods, cables and wires, telephones, fax machines, scanners, computer parts, and more. All Green Electronics Recycling promises to recycle everything it accepts in North America and to never send electronics to a landfill or overseas for processing.

The Upland Rotary Club values brotherhood, the opportunity of service to all, and the discovery that our own ultimate good exists in the good of others. They have teamed up with All Green Electronics Recycling to host this recycling drive to help eliminate e-waste and better our planet. The event will be located in the Upland High School parking lot, on the back lot off of Foothill Boulevard.

Certified Data Destruction is available for a small fee at all of our events.