MACMEDIA is holding it’s first ever E‐Waste Recycling event for Phoenix Children’s Hospital.
GO GREEN is an event to be held on Saturday September 6th to encourage the proper Recycling of Computer and electronic equipment you may have at the home or office.
Old Used Or Broken Computers, Printers or Fax Machines, Cables and or A/C Adapters, Cell phones, TV’s, VCRs, Speakers and Other electronic devices…
Bring your Equipment to one of our two stores Saturday September 6th and receive a Tax Voucher for the Donation of your old equipment. Macmedia, Inc has partnered with Scrapcomputer.com to donate $.10 cents per pound to the Children’s Hospital of Arizona.
4 WAYS YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE:
- Bring us Your E-Waste - Electronic goods, good or bad, inclusive of Monitors, CPU's, cell phones, PDA's, cables, adapters, and everything affiliated with electronics.
- Become an affiliate - Any individual or business desiring to assist us in our collection efforts can run a separate collection within their work or neighborhood, leading up to the campaign and then dump their collectibles on us
- Be a volunteer for the day - We are going to need help from the great members of our community. Anyone who wishes can come down and help out for the day.
- Be a Sponsor [ Download Pledge Form ] - We are asking for contributions equal to or greater than $.10/pound, during our pound for pound match for PCH. For example, should we collect 20,000 lbs of electronics, a $.10 pound for pound match would = a $2,000 donation to PCH
Drop Off Locations:
Donations:
For every lbs of equipment collected MacMedia is donating $.10 cents to The Phoenix Children's Hospital.
E-Waste definition:
Electronic waste, "e-waste" or "Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment" ("WEEE") is a waste type consisting of any broken or unwanted electrical or electronic device. Recyclable electronic waste is sometimes further categorized as a "commodity" while e-waste which cannot be reused is distinguished as "waste". Both types of e-waste have raised concern considering that many components of such equipment are considered toxic and are not biodegradable.
Why it's a problem:
If treated properly, electronic waste is a valuable source for secondary raw materials. However, if not treated properly, it is a major source of toxins and carcinogens. Rapid technology change, low initial cost and planned obsolescence have resulted in a fast growing problem around the globe. Technical solutions are available but in most cases a legal framework, a collection system, logistics and other services need to be implemented before a technical solution can be applied. Electronic waste represents 2 percent of America's trash in landfills, but it equals 70 percent of overall toxic waste.
