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E-Waste is a dirty word!
Consumers and businesses discarded some 2.25 million tons of e-waste in 2007, according to EPA, with the majority of it disposed of primarily in landfills where the precious metals cannot be recovered and hazardous substances can leach into the ground and contaminate soil and water.
To help make it a little easier for employees and people who live in many of the communities we serve, Verizon kicked-off a series of 13 recycling rallies in Temple Terrace, FL, last week. "We collected 19 pallets of e-waste," reported John Dorn, a project manager who cris-crossed the country to organize recycling rallies for Verizon.
Verizon's Chief Sustainability Officer James Gowen blogged about it here. Visit http://bit.ly/xgwfLV to read his full post.
Upcoming recycling events and resources:
The next Verizon Recycling Rallies will be held in Chandler, AZ, and Wilmington, NC. We'll provide dates for each of the 13 events as they near, so check back from time to time.
In the meantime, if you just can't wait to get rid of that old fax machine, PC or other electronic device, the EPA offers some suggestions on where to go.
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Bill Kula
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