 Courtesy of Tekserve |
Whether you're a gadget glutton or minimalist, I'd wager you've got some sort of outdated electronic device stashed in a drawer, corroding away. What better time than spring to do a little e-cleaning?
Tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., New Yorkers can take their old computers, telephones and cells, cameras, DVDs and VCRs, fax machines, and various other dust-collecting gizmos for recycling at Teckserve's retail store at 119 W. 23rd Street.
The is a tradition between Teckserve and the that began in 2007. In January, a similar occasion garnered a haul of nearly 25 tons of recyclable material. Learn more about tomorrow's event and see who’s planning to purge on .
Why recycle your e-waste rather than dump it in the regular garbage? Because "discarded electronics comprise 70 percent of heavy metal contamination in the nation’s landfills, a horrifying thought for anyone who worries about public health," writes Ellen Ruppel Shell's in "" [May-June 2008].
Of course, tomorrow's event isn't the only time or place you can recycle your wornout electronics. The EPA offers some suggestions , including info on where to donate items that still have juice.
For more on the merits of recycling cell phones, read Michele Wilson's from last spring.