Zero waste extravaganza coming up this weekend

NEWS RELEASE
BURLINGTONGREEN
*************************
BurlingtonGreen invites the community to bring broken and unwanted electronic and other items to be recycled or repaired at their May 13 zero waste extravaganza!

On Saturday, May 13, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., BurlingtonGreen is teaming up with the Burlington Centre and the Burlington Repair Cafe (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.), to host this convenient and popular event to help the community eliminate clutter from homes, offices, schools and other community locations so that together we can help the planet locally.

Located at the Burlington Centre parking lot (777 Guelph Line), crew members from the ERA (Electronic Recycling Association) will be on-site to accept a wide range of electronic items for recycling, and a series of Terracycle Zero Waste bins will be stationed at the event to accept more unique waste items not currently accepted in Halton Region’s recycling program.

Repair Cafe too!

Volunteers from the Burlington Repair Cafe will be on hand inside the Burlington Centre at the community hub room from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.) to help community members with simple repairs to household items to give them a new lease on life.

Accepted electronics for recycling include: consumer electronics, gaming consoles, computers, phones, tablets, phone systems, server racks, disc arrays, printers/fax machines, keyboards, mice, CD/DVDs, software, switches, routers, cables, tv’s (not heavy weight), microwaves, coffeemakers, personal appliances (toothbrushes, razors) and other small home appliances.

Other accepted items: ink cartridges, small alkaline batteries, plastic cards (wallet-sized gift cards, library, membership cards), small size filters (brita-type and small air filters), personal safety equipment (Nitrile and latex gloves, dust masks, garments, hairnets, beard nets, earplugs, and safety glasses), and candy and snack wrappers (Individual candy wrappers, cookie wrappers, snack bags, multi-pack snack bags, and family-size snack bags),                    

BurlingtonGreen holds these zero waste drop off events each Spring and Fall, providing an eco-action opportunity for everyone in Burlington to help the planet locally while decluttering their homes and offices. .

BurlingtonGreen is grateful to the following community partners for their support of this impactful event as part of their Make the Switch programming: The City of Burlington, Burlington Centre, and Burlington Hydro.

*************************