WRAZ-TV / Fox 50
Cause Area
- Community
- Computers & Technology
- Environment
Location
512 S. Mangum StreetDurham, NC 27613 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
Working together with our community to keep potentially harmful, obsolete and end-of-life electronics out of local landfills.
Description
This one-day electronic collection event is always FREE to the public and is expected to divert thousands of pounds of electronics from the local solid waste stream.
Electronics which will no longer be accepted in North Carolina landfills as of July 2011.
The collected material will be processed by Creative Recycling Systems of North Carolina. Using automated and state-of-the-art technology to responsibly handle end-of-life and surplus electronic equipment, CRS provides a true environmental solution for e-scrap. For more information about Creative Recycling, please visit www.crserecycling.com.
Additional event partners include: MRM, Panasonic, Mitsubishi Electric, Vizio, Sharp and Toshiba.