El Cajon, California: In order to create a cleaner environment for our community, the
Kool Climate Kids is hosting an electronic waste [e-waste] recycling collection event on
Saturday and Sunday, March 10th and 11th, 2012, in the parking lot of (Home Depot,
298 FLETCHER PKWY El Cajon Ca 92020), from 9:00AM to 4:00PM. The event is
a free service to both city residents and businesses to properly dispose of their computer
obsoletes, and at the same time, help reduce improper and illegal dumping in our city and
landfills. More importantly, the event helps protect our planet from various toxicities
from reaching our soil and environment.
Study shows that 35 million pounds of e-waste are still sitting in California homes
and businesses. Less than 29% of e-waste is currently properly dismantled and/or
recycled. Electronic discard is one of the fastest growing segments of our nation’s
waste stream. 70% of heavy metals, 40% of lead and mercury contents found in
today’s landfills are from e-waste. June 12, 2009, new federal mandate requires that
television stations switch from analog format to digital format, which means a
greater number of televisions will become obsolete within the next several years.
E-waste includes electronic products or devices, such as computer monitors, televisions,
PC systems, printers, copiers, facsimile machines and home entertainment systems that
have reached their useful end, whether in working condition or not.
Please come show your support for a cleaner environment by sending e-waste away from
our city and landfills to the appropriate recycling process. For more detailed information
on the event, or qualified e-products, please contact the following:
Organization
Kool Climate Kids
www.sdchildren.org
Contact Person
Clando
Telephone
619-321-7698
KL Climate K ds
