Comments on: Lack of Awareness on how to Recycle Electronics has Created Mountains of Toxic e-Waste in Arizona Homes http://parkhowell.com/green-advertising-and-marketing/lack-of-awareness-on-how-to-recycle-electronics-has-created-mountains-of-toxic-e-waste-in-arizona-homes Green marketing, sustainability, and how to tell better brand stories Sun, 13 May 2012 18:16:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Park http://parkhowell.com/green-advertising-and-marketing/lack-of-awareness-on-how-to-recycle-electronics-has-created-mountains-of-toxic-e-waste-in-arizona-homes/comment-page-1#comment-3227 Park Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:22:34 +0000 http://parkhowell.com/?p=7211#comment-3227 I just dropped a bunch of stuff at WesTch Recycling in phoenix, http://www.westechrecyclers.com/, and I'm pretty sure they'd take your UPS, providing, of course, you live in Phoenix. Checkout http://earth911.com/ to find out where you can recycle anything about anywhere. Hope that helps. I just dropped a bunch of stuff at WesTch Recycling in phoenix, http://www.westechrecyclers.com/, and I’m pretty sure they’d take your UPS, providing, of course, you live in Phoenix.

Checkout http://earth911.com/ to find out where you can recycle anything about anywhere. Hope that helps.

]]> By: Rob Poole http://parkhowell.com/green-advertising-and-marketing/lack-of-awareness-on-how-to-recycle-electronics-has-created-mountains-of-toxic-e-waste-in-arizona-homes/comment-page-1#comment-3225 Rob Poole Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:00:06 +0000 http://parkhowell.com/?p=7211#comment-3225 Just FYI, a year or two ago I tried to recycle an old UPS that I had replaced. The UPS contains a lead-acid battery, but it's still considered office equipment, even for a home office. Well, Staples wouldn't take it, even though they advertise that they recycle e-waste even without a purchase. (They also sell UPSes.) The manager at the store, in fact, said she was unaware of any e-waste recycling program for any Staples store. (Great communication between the mothership and the individual stores!) They suggested taking the lead-acid battery separately to an automotive shop, but I haven't had tremendous luck with that route either because most car parts stores don't want to touch something that clearly isn't an automotive part. Recently, I upgraded to a new color printer, and I realized that I really shouldn't just throw out the old printer. So again, I did a bit of searching -- this time I hunted online for a resource that would work, and found this article! Thanks for the links. I'm going to be going over this info with my fiancee and finding a place to recycle this stuff very shortly. Just FYI, a year or two ago I tried to recycle an old UPS that I had replaced. The UPS contains a lead-acid battery, but it’s still considered office equipment, even for a home office. Well, Staples wouldn’t take it, even though they advertise that they recycle e-waste even without a purchase. (They also sell UPSes.)

The manager at the store, in fact, said she was unaware of any e-waste recycling program for any Staples store. (Great communication between the mothership and the individual stores!) They suggested taking the lead-acid battery separately to an automotive shop, but I haven’t had tremendous luck with that route either because most car parts stores don’t want to touch something that clearly isn’t an automotive part.

Recently, I upgraded to a new color printer, and I realized that I really shouldn’t just throw out the old printer. So again, I did a bit of searching — this time I hunted online for a resource that would work, and found this article! Thanks for the links. I’m going to be going over this info with my fiancee and finding a place to recycle this stuff very shortly.

]]> By: mark http://parkhowell.com/green-advertising-and-marketing/lack-of-awareness-on-how-to-recycle-electronics-has-created-mountains-of-toxic-e-waste-in-arizona-homes/comment-page-1#comment-2261 mark Tue, 11 May 2010 08:46:51 +0000 http://parkhowell.com/?p=7211#comment-2261 Can any sort of metal be taken in for recycling? Of course, I am sure they can be somehow, but will recycling centers actually pay you for any kind of metal? Even like steel? I have a whole bunch of scrap in my yard I would completely be willing to haul it down to the closest recycling place if I was certain they would give me some cash for it. Even if it was just a little bit. It would still be worth it I think. Can any sort of metal be taken in for recycling? Of course, I am sure they can be somehow, but will recycling centers actually pay you for any kind of metal? Even like steel? I have a whole bunch of scrap in my yard I would completely be willing to haul it down to the closest recycling place if I was certain they would give me some cash for it. Even if it was just a little bit. It would still be worth it I think.

]]> By: Park http://parkhowell.com/green-advertising-and-marketing/lack-of-awareness-on-how-to-recycle-electronics-has-created-mountains-of-toxic-e-waste-in-arizona-homes/comment-page-1#comment-1469 Park Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:24:37 +0000 http://parkhowell.com/?p=7211#comment-1469 Thanks GF for letting us know what Waste Management is doing with e-waste. The more we can all inform the public the better. I appreciate you taking the time to send a comment. Thanks GF for letting us know what Waste Management is doing with e-waste. The more we can all inform the public the better. I appreciate you taking the time to send a comment.

]]> By: GF http://parkhowell.com/green-advertising-and-marketing/lack-of-awareness-on-how-to-recycle-electronics-has-created-mountains-of-toxic-e-waste-in-arizona-homes/comment-page-1#comment-1468 GF Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:44:45 +0000 http://parkhowell.com/?p=7211#comment-1468 Waste Management Recycle America has a great e-waste recycling program. visit the following link for a listing of their drop off locations by state: http://www.wm.com/wm/takeback/locationlist.xls As the nation’s leading ethical recycler of electronic waste, Waste Management is one of less than a dozen electronics recycling companies to have multiple plants with both ISO 9001:2008 and 14001:2008 certification - just FYI Waste Management Recycle America has a great e-waste recycling program. visit the following link for a listing of their drop off locations by state:
http://www.wm.com/wm/takeback/locationlist.xls

As the nation’s leading ethical recycler of electronic waste, Waste Management is one of less than a dozen electronics recycling companies to have multiple plants with both ISO 9001:2008 and 14001:2008 certification – just FYI

]]> By: Park http://parkhowell.com/green-advertising-and-marketing/lack-of-awareness-on-how-to-recycle-electronics-has-created-mountains-of-toxic-e-waste-in-arizona-homes/comment-page-1#comment-1465 Park Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:24:33 +0000 http://parkhowell.com/?p=7211#comment-1465 I just checked out their Beta site. Brilliant, and easy to use. Unfortunately they don't have Goodwill stores on their places to drop off many kinds of recyclables. I'll reach out to them. Thanks for the heads up on http://1800recycling.com/ I just checked out their Beta site. Brilliant, and easy to use. Unfortunately they don’t have Goodwill stores on their places to drop off many kinds of recyclables. I’ll reach out to them. Thanks for the heads up on http://1800recycling.com/

]]> By: Chuck - E-waste Advocate http://parkhowell.com/green-advertising-and-marketing/lack-of-awareness-on-how-to-recycle-electronics-has-created-mountains-of-toxic-e-waste-in-arizona-homes/comment-page-1#comment-1459 Chuck - E-waste Advocate Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:51:25 +0000 http://parkhowell.com/?p=7211#comment-1459 Hey Park, you can find where to recycle anything you have by visiting 1800recycling.com or by calling the number. Just another option to be aware of :) Hey Park, you can find where to recycle anything you have by visiting 1800recycling.com or by calling the number. Just another option to be aware of :)

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