Keep Atlanta Beautiful (KAtlB) has partnered with Atlanta Public Schools (APS) to provide e-Waste recycling drop-off centers in the City of Atlanta. KAtlB and APS have kicked off the program at Grady High School where students and local neighbors will have a permanent location to recycle old electronics every third Saturday of the month. Aaron Turpeau, Chair of KAtlB, says “we are pleased to be able to provide this opportunity to supplement the City of Atlanta’s recycling program by giving residents an option to recycle items not picked up at the curb, like e-Waste and compact florescent light bulbs (CFL’s).”The new Midtown e-Waste program officially started last month to provide Atlanta residents a way to properly dispose of their old computers, TVs, CFL’s and other electronics. During the Keep Atlanta Beautiful Earth Day cleanups in April, more than 30,000 pounds of e-Waste was collected at Grady High School and recycled. E-Waste materials tend to pile up in homes and if discarded in landfills, lead oxide, mercury and other highly toxic hazardous waste can leach into the ground. KAtlB partnered with Georgia eWaste, a local electronics recycler that recycles and reuses various components. For example, the lead in glass computer monitors and TV screens can be recovered, then the glass recycled, plastic housing can be ground to smaller pieces and recycled for use in various items, circuit boards and chips can be reused to repair older electronics and metal components are separated and sold for scrap.
Cardboard is accepted every day at Grady High School, courtesy of Pratt Recycling, a Keep Atlanta Beautiful ~ Greener Atlanta Benefactor and title sponsor of the KAtlB Stepping Lightly in Atlanta Awards.
Accepted E-Waste:
• Audio/Visual Equipment • Cell Phones • Computer Components • Coaxial Cables • Walkmans • Computer Mouse/Mice • Computers • Copiers • Digital Cameras • Wire • DVD Players • Fax Machines • Ferrous & Non-Ferrous Metals • Household Batteries • Wireless Devices • Keyboards • Microwaves • Misc Computer Peripherals • Monitors • MP3 Players • Pagers • Palm Pilots • Power Cables • Power Supplies • Printers • Projectors • Scanners • Server Cabinets • Speakers • Steel and Alloy Rims • Steel Scrap • Stereo Equipment • Telephone Equipment • Telephone Systems • Toner Cartridges • TVs • Vacuum Cleaners • VCRs • Video Game Systems
Not Accepted:
• Car Batteries • Furniture • Light Fixtures • Household Appliances • Lamps • Smoke Detectors
Located in the parking lot on 8th Street across from Grady High School between Charles Allen and Monroe Drive. For more information, please contact Peggy Denby, (404) 249-5853 or visit www.KeepAtlantaBeautiful.org.
3 comments:
I loaded up my car & went to this on May 15th but couldn't find it because I went to the main parking lot off 10th Street. I'll try again in June at the small lot off 8th street.
Another informative blog… Thank you for sharing it… Best of luck for further endeavor too.
Revive IT is UK based recycling company which provides its services across whole UK almost free of cost. Recycling electronic equipments is really good for our environment and for us because we all want to get rid of our poor electronic things
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