Sunday, May 17, 2015

May 2015 E-Scrap/Paper-shredding Event


That was a day, that was! The vehicles started lining up at 9:15 am and didn't stop until 4 pm. Over 200 hundred cars and trucks dropped off 14.5 tons of electronics and approximately 4 tons of paper (which was shredded on-site.) Boxes and bags of old files and magazines, a clothes-dryer, mammoth TVs, computers, household appliances, huge office copiers…and on they came.

Another standing ovation for our intrepid volunteers, our co-hosts The Tribune & Georgian, and the citizens and organizations who shared the event flyer via social media, email, newsletters, print media etc.
Above all, thank you to the many people who took the time to ensure that our landfill is not further burdened by that which can (and should) be recycled. Well done, everyone! We hold these events three times per year and each time we collect approximately 14 tons of e-scrap. Our next event will be in September so watch for the notices on our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/stmarysearthkeepers/) and in the papers.