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Local Phoenix Boy Scout Troop Support Recycling Electronics.

This information is brought to you by Keith Woods:

ECYCLEPHX.ORG is run by the Boy Scouts (Troop 446) who organize the longest running computer and electronics swap meet in the southwest – the Scouts’ Electronicfest. scoutscomputerswapmeet.com

They are hosting their 3rd Annual Earth Day Electronics Recycling Event sponsored by Valleywide Recycling Partnership. To be held all day (11am to 7pm) Wednesday, April 22nd, at the Best Buy in Phoenix (at Camelback Road and 20th Street. All kinds of electronics will be accepted at this event (working or not), and proceeds will benefit local Boy Scouts. Donations may be tax deductible. For more information please call Keith Woods at 480-752-7410

Here are some examples of things you can bring in to be recycled:

EXAMPLES OF WHAT MAY BE DROPPED OFF

  • Computer Monitors
  • CPU’s (Central Processing Units)
  • Televisions with Cathode Ray Tubes and Flat Panel Displays
  • Printers
  • Laptops
  • Cables
  • Keyboards
  • Mouses
  • Telephone Equipment
  • VCRs
  • Word Processors
  • Batteries
  • PDAs
  • Answering Machines
  • Camcorders
  • Compact Disc Players
  • Copiers
  • Duplicators
  • Electric Typewriters
  • Fax Machines
  • Hard Drives
  • Mobile Phones
  • Modems
  • Pagers
  • Printed Circuit Boards
  • Radios
  • Games (Video)
  • Microwaves
  • Smoke Detectors
  • Large Household Appliances (Refrigerators, Washing Machines, and Air Conditioners)
  • Toasters
  • Fans
  • Vacuum Cleaners
  • Lamps
  • Specialty Cookers
  • Remote Controls
  • Stereos
  • Tape Players
  • Telephones

For more information on the Scout’s Earth Day Event visit this link: http://ecyclephx.org/earthday_2009.htm

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One Response

  1. Tracy Says:

    What a great way for the Scouts to get involved and for the community to come together for positive action. Neat!!

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