4/12/2014 Ventura E-Waste Event

Balboa Middle School Electronics Recycling Fundraiser

Free Electronics Recycling Collection Event Saturday, April 12, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Balboa Middle School 247 S Hill St Ventura, CA 93003

Ventura E-waste (Balboa Middle School)

Proper E-waste management is now an important global environmental and health issue. Lucy McAllister, a Ph.D. candidate in environmental studies at the University of Colorado Boulder, said in an online article that about 40 million metric tons of electronic wastes are produced globally each year with the United States as the “largest generator of E-wastes worldwide.”

With technological advancement, electronic products start to become obsolete within a short period of time. Old and outdated gadgets often end up as waste. But the disposal of e-wastes into sanitary landfills is prohibited under Senate Bill No. 50 or the Waste Recycling Act of 2003 because of the health risks that it may cause.

Ventura City is no stranger to technological advancement and the accumulation of e-wastes. This city located at the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, is home of the Ventura IT, the oldest Information Technology and web design service provider in this part of the country. The city also created the Ventura Ventures Technology Center in 2009 to attract entrepreneur and help create local employment.

But who will take care of the E-wastes that the city produces? The Balboa Middle School Electronics Recycling Fundraiser is organizing a free electronics recycling collection event to help city residents dispose their wastes.

Bring all of your old electronics, including:

• Computers
• Mobile Phones
• Televisions
• Computer Parts
• Toner Cartridges

• Monitors
• Laptops
• DVD Players & VCRs
• Telephones
• Cables/Wires

• Printers
• Portable Electronics
• iPods
• Calculators
• All Small Electronics

Do you have old electronics cluttering up your attic or garage? Balboa Middle School and All Green Electronics Recycling have teamed up to host an event to help you get rid of them responsibly–absolutely free of charge! Members of the community and businesses are encouraged to clean out their garage or attic and donate their old electronics to a good cause. Bring all of your old electronics to the event, including, but not limited to: computers, monitors, televisions, printers, mobile phones, laptops, DVD players, VCRs, microwaves, calculators, iPods, cables and wires, telephones, fax machines, scanners, computer parts, and more. All Green Electronics Recycling promises to recycle everything it accepts in North America and to never send electronics to a landfill or overseas for processing. Certified Data Destruction is available for a small fee at all of our events.