VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
September 19-21, 2013
Arvest Ballpark, Springdale
All businesses, schools, residents, and nonprofit organizations can bring old electronics to the Arvest Ballpark for free recycling. Many volunteers are needed to assist with unloading and stacking of old electronics. A few volunteers are needed to assist with directing traffic.
You can register to volunteer online: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0D4BA8A822AAF58-northwest.
You can help by sharing this information with friends and colleagues.
All assistance is greatly appreciated.
greenpeace.org Where Does All the E-Waste Go?
The E-waste roundup is just around the corner! But why do we collect E-waste?
First and foremost, there is a lot of it!
- Electronic waste is the fastest growing part of the solid waste stream
- About 3 million tons of electronic waste enters landfills each year
- Roughly 250 million computers will become obsolete within 5 years
- Computers are discarded as frequently as every 3 to 5 years
So… we have a lot. But why recycle it?
- They are made with valuable materials!
- Steel, glass, plastic, gold, silver, platinum, palladium, copper, tin, and zinc
- For every million cell phones recycled, 35,274 pounds of copper, 772 pounds of silver, 75 pounds of gold, and 33 pounds of palladium can be recovered
- To avoid environmental degradation and harm to human health
- Avoid the need to mine and process new materials
- Saves energy and reduces greenhouse gas emissions
- Avoid the need to mine and process new materials
- Computer wastes that are landfilled produce contaminated leachates that could eventually pollute groundwater
- Acids and sludge from melted E-waste can acidify soil, stripping it of nutrients
- Many electronic items can leak mercury and cadmium
Okay… so how do we dispose of E-waste properly?
- Washington County residents can bring their E-waste to the County Household Hazardous Waste drop-off located at 2615 Brink Drive in Fayetteville (call 479-444-1725 for details)
- Madison County residents can bring their E-waste to the Madison County Materials Recovery Facility located at 173 Madison 6553 in Huntsville (call 479-738-6351 for details)
- Free Geek Arkansas is an educational and computer re-manufacturing non-profit located at 240 N Block Ave in Fayetteville that takes electronics for no fee(call 479-966-9512 for details)
Sources Cited:
EPA; Electronics Take Back Coalition; Energy and Wetlands Group; Center for Ecological Sciences; Indian Institute of Science
Related Links:
http://www.co.washington.ar.us/index.aspx?page=187
http://wordpress.uark.edu/sustain/2013/10/28/epa-game-day-challenge-2013-call-to-action/
http://wordpress.uark.edu/sustain/2013/06/26/did-you-know-recycling-in-fayetteville/