E-waste can help schools and non-profits!

What if I told you that you could help save the planet and, at the same time, help non-profit organizations save their programs? What if I told you that you could really turn your trash into someone else's treasure? What if you knew that spending 15 minutes on a Saturday could help divert hundreds of tons of harmful material from going into our local landfills and help your child's school raise thousands of dollars?

Three years ago, ASL Recycling created a collection event program designed for schools and other non-profit organizations, with three goals:

1. To help make e-waste recycling more convenient for California residents;

2. To help further the cause of diverting electronics from local landfalls;

3. To support the great work of these organizations with fund raising.

Today, our program has hosted hundreds of events with local schools throughout the entire state, has diverted hundreds of tons of harmful material from local landfills, and has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for our local schools and non-profits.

This partnership program allows us to do all the heavy lifting, literally, while making it easy and turn-key for event participants and our non-profit partners. ASL Recycling helps find a functional site for the event; we provide marketing support and materials; we act as the authorized handler, collector, and recycler; and we provide all the labor, transportation, and recycling of the material. And when we are done with that we give our partners money to support their efforts — whether it is for buying new text books, buying new uniforms for their soccer team, running their after-school program, or helping to cover operating costs.

Every weekend, rain or shine, we are out in our local communities providing a free way for residents to recycle their unwanted or obsolete electronics and donate money to local non-profit organizations. You can find us as north as Sacramento and as far south as San Diego at www.ewastedropoff.com or www.aslrecycling.com.
 
 
Here is a list of the most common materials we accept.  You can watch a short video the features collection events here.
 
Televisions (CRTs/LCDs)
Computer monitors
Computers (CPUs)
Laptops
Keyboards
Printers
Mice
Hard drives
Fax machines
Microwave ovens
DVD players
Cable and cords
Telephones
Cell phones
Radios
Stereo components
Power supplies
Tape and ZIP drives
PC boards
Lab equipment
Optical drives
and more….

Comments

[Green]

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