UT will sponsor drive to recycle electronics

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster) : The University of Toledo will sponsor a recycling drive Saturday to collect old electronics.

The event will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in parking lot 28, located off East Rocket Drive by the transportation center near the Dorr Street entrance to main campus.

Electronics that can be recycled include computers, laptops, printers, cameras, radios, cell phones, electronic games, VCRs, DVD players, and power tools. Televisions cannot be accepted because they have a different recycling process, according to Brooke Mason, UT sustainability specialist.

Affinity Information Management, an R2 certified recycler, will work with the university to ensure all electronics are recycled in an environmentally safe manner and in accordance with Department of Defense standards.

UT is participating in the recycling event as part of RecycleMania, an eight-week national recycling competition. The competition and the e-waste event are part of UT’s Sustainability, Energy Efficiency, and Design Initiative.

Courtesy: http://www.toledoblade.com