Ridgedale Girls Basketball Team, in conjunction with Acme Electronics Recycling of Galion, Ohio, will be hosting an electronics recycling drive on Saturday, July 21st, 2012. The community can donate their old, unused and obsolete electronics to be properly recycled. The proceeds will go to the Ridgedale girls Basketball Team to help fund their trip to Florida to play in the KSA Holiday Tournament.
The recycling event is Saturday, July 21, from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm. Residents can drive through the parking lot in front of Ridgedale High School. The team will unload your items and off you go. When the Event is over, Acme Electronics Recycling will evaluate and weigh all items and the Ridgedale Girls Basketball Team will receive a check.
Residents can drop off items ahead of time at General Recycling, 400 Bartram Ave., Marion.
“Be creative! Look in your attic, basement, garage, closet and shed,” Acme Electronics Recycling Event Coordinator Jodi Webb said. “This is a great event for everyone, and I hope all residents and businesses will support it.”
Television sets and large appliances will not be a part of this collection. Television sets are difficult to recycle properly and would cost the team money.
Items included in this collection will be anything with a power cord or electric motor. This includes computers, monitors, laptops, keyboards and mice, printers, copiers, scanners, cable boxes, cables/wires/cords, dehumidifiers, air conditioners, exercise equipment, electronic toys, fans, fax machines, answering machines, telephones, cell phones, VCR and DVD players, digital cameras, camcorders, UPS battery backups, docking stations, power supplies, microwaves, small kitchen appliances, vacuums, game systems, hair care appliances, power hand tools, etc.
Businesses can also get involved by either bringing their items to the school or for large amounts of material, special pick-up can be arranged by calling Acme Electronics Recycling at 419-468-6505.
Acme Electronics Recycling does not export electronic materials overseas. Upon arrival at their plant, all electronic materials are manually and mechanically sorted, separated, cataloged and placed on a conveyor system. This begins the process of shredding, sorting, and preparing the materials into ready-to-use commodities: such as steel, aluminum, plastic, copper, etc. Nothing goes to a landfill.
For more information on Acme Electronics Recycling, visit www.acmescrap.com.
If you have any questions, call 419-468-6505.
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