What a beautiful sight—-cars filled with old TVs, computers and electronic peripherals lined up waiting to be recycled. It’s a sight we look forward to several times a year, and our next Vermont and New Hampshire eWaste events are just weeks away.
This fall, we have two eWaste collection events, so be sure to mark your calendars and start gathering all your unwanted electronics. On Saturday, September 24th Small Dog Electronics will be hosting a collection event at Ben & Jerry’s corporate office in South Burlington, Vermont. For our friends in New Hampshire, eWaste collection will take place on Saturday, October 8th at the Mall of New Hampshire in Manchester. Both events will be from 9:00 AM until 2 PM, giving you plenty of time to stop by on your way to the grocery store or dropping the kids at soccer practice. As always, there is no charge to recycle your ewaste!
All of the electronics collected will be processed in the United States by WeRecycle! in one of their two processing plants in Connecticut and New York. Although manufacturing processes are improving, computers, monitors and other equipment still contain some hazardous components like cadmium, mercury and chromium that can leach into the soil and contaminate groundwater. Over the past six years, Small Dog’s eWaste events have provided an environmentally responsible way to recycle and keep hazardous materials out of landfills, and are part of our company’s mission of social and environmental responsibility. Just this past spring, we collected over 146 tons of ewaste at our events in Montpelier and Manchester.
We hope our fall events will be even more successful and look forward to seeing you there!