E-Cycle this Saturday with Whole Foods!

Saturday, April 17th

E-Cycling

10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. FREE

What is E-Cycle??? E-cycling recovers valuable materials from old electronics that can be used to make new products.  As a result, we reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reduce pollution, save energy and save resources by extracting fewer raw materials from the earth.  E-cycling also protects your surroundings - safe recycling of outdated electronics promotes sound management of toxic chemicals such as lead and mercury. 

Allowable items to drop off include:
Small Appliances: microwaves, toasters, coffee makers,etc
Laptop Computers
Desktop computers, keyboards and mice
Mainframe computer systems
Cathcode Ray Tubes (CRT's) and Monitors
Modems and telephone boards
Hard drives, floppy drives and CD ROMs
Phones, fax machines & telecommunications hardware
Printers
Computer boards, CPUs & memory chips, circuit boards, connecting wires & cables

 Please note, Whole Foods cannot accept televisions for recycling
 Any hard drives in computers will be removed, scrubbed and destroyed by our partners at Esquire Environmental after collection

WHERE:             Whole Foods Market Rookwood Commons
2693 Edmondson Road Cincinnati, OH 45209
                                513.531.8015

WHEN:                 APRIL 17th, 2010 :: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

WHY:                   The first region-wide Whole Foods Market E-Cycling event in January was able to collect and divert over 169,000 lbs of e-waste from landfills for recycling. This time, the retailer is working to continue this project will raise awareness that some of the most precious resources on our planet are 100% recyclable and reclaimable. Through a partnership with Esquire Environmental, Whole Foods Market will continue to recover valuable materials from the collected electronics that can be used to make new products, while preventing toxic materials from entering the waste stream.