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Keep Blackstone Valley Beautiful to Hold Computer and Electronic
Collection
Cumberland, R.I. (January 4,
2008) - Keep Blackstone Valley Beautiful, a program of the
Blackstone Valley Tourism Council, will hold a computer and
electronic collection on Saturday, January 12, from 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. in Cumberland at Green-Tech Assets Warehouse, 30 Meeting
St.
“If you received any new
electronics as gifts over the holiday season, this collection
will provide you with the opportunity to recycle the old ones,”
said Kristin Zawistowski, Keep Blackstone Valley Beautiful
program coordinator and AmeriCorps*VISTA member.
Residents are encouraged to
recycle the following items: CPU/computers, monitors, servers,
keyboards, mice, inkjet or laser printers, VCRs, DVD players,
stereo equipment, spare computer parts, laptops, network
equipment, scanners, fax machines, cables and wires, aluminum,
copper, rechargeable nickel cadmium batteries, cell phones or
telephones. No alkaline batteries will be accepted.
The following items are
assigned a disposal fee: TVs are $13, TVs in wood casings, $15,
microwaves, $8, intact air conditioners, $13, toner cartridges,
$4, home copy machines, $13, small backup batteries/UPS $10 and
large backup batteries/UPS, $20. A portion of the fees will be
used toward future Blackstone Valley cleanups. Additional
monetary donations are graciously accepted.
This collection will be weather
dependant. If the expected temperature is below 32 degrees or
there is rain or snow expected, call 724-2200 to find out if the
collection is still being held. Additional collections will be
held on February 23 and March 15.
October and November’s computer
and electronics recycling drive collected 11,000 pounds of
electronic waste, diverting the e-waste from polluting the
landfill.
Meeting Street is located off
of Route 114/Broad Street in Cumberland, one block south of the
Cumberland Town Hall near the Central Falls line. For more
information, contact Kristin Zawistowski at 401-724-2200,
kristin@tourblackstone.com, or visit
www.keepblackstonevalleybeautiful.com.
About the Blackstone Valley
Tourism Council
Established in 1985, the
agency’s mission is to create positive change with regard to
community values by developing and promoting coordinated,
responsible and sustainable tourism in Rhode Island’s Blackstone
Valley communities. To plan and collaborate with intrastate,
state, regional, national and international organizations to
sustain and enhance the character of our destination, and to
develop the public and private natural, historic, cultural,
ethnic, industrial, recreational, educational, special events,
artistic and commercial resources in Pawtucket, Central Falls,
Cumberland, Lincoln, Woonsocket, Smithfield, North Smithfield,
Burrillville and Glocester.
About Keep America Beautiful
Keep America Beautiful is a
national nonprofit public education organization dedicated since
1953 to engaging individuals to take greater responsibility for
improving their local community environments. For half a
century, Keep America Beautiful has been the nation’s leading
community improvement organization successfully implementing an
effective, systematic strategy for reducing waste, preventing
litter and beautifying communities nationwide.
About Keep Blackstone Valley Beautiful
Keep Blackstone Valley
Beautiful serves as the environmental education and awareness
program of the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council.
Representatives from the cities and towns and the national Keep
America Beautiful organization are working with the Blackstone
Valley Tourism Council on their affiliation. Keep Blackstone
Valley Beautiful is one of over 550 Keep America Beautiful
Affiliates nationwide. Kristin Zawistowski, the program
coordinator, is sponsored by AmeriCorps*VISTA.
About Green-Tech Assets,
Inc.
Green-Tech Assets, Inc. is a
nationally recognized computer and electronics recycling company
based in Cumberland. GTA supports a zero-landfill policy, which
means that everything they collect for recycling is then reused,
resold, reclaimed, or recycled.
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