 |
-
Program helps Maple Lions
The club is co-operating with Greentec, the company behind the Think Recycle program, in a process that gathers all unwanted ink cartridges, cellphones, digital cameras and other electronics and then processes the waste and recycles it, preventing it from entering landfill sites.
-
Food drive at school
Computers, keyboards, printers, cell phones, microwaves, and stereo equipment are among the items accepted by Greentec, which specializes in recycling electronic waste.
-
Greentec wins provincial award
Greentec accepted the platinum award in the program operator and sustainable service category.
As a first time nominee in this category, Greentec was recognized as Ontario’s best waste diversion program operator, recycler and processor involved in residential and waste processing.
-
Greentec wins provincial award
Greentec accepted the platinum award in the program operator and sustainable service category.
As a first time nominee in this category, Greentec was recognized as Ontario’s best waste diversion program operator, recycler and processor involved in residential and waste processing.
-
Nearly 20,000 pounds of electronic waste diverted during curbside pick-up
Electronic waste contains both hazardous and valuable material. It is essential that e-waste be handled responsibly so that valuable materials such as steel, aluminum, copper, nickel, glass and plastic can be extracted, recycled and reused, and hazardous material, such as mercury, arsenic, and lead can be managed effectively.
-
Turn in your old electrical items at recycling day at church
Nov. 26, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., King Bible Church is partnering with Greentec to have a Free Electronics Equipment Recycling Day. Bring your unwanted printers, iPods, cell phones, digital cameras, desktop and laptop computers, TVs, VCRs, DVDs and Blu-Ray players, as well as radios, stereos, speakers and more, and we’ll recycle them safely for free.
-
Fighting back against London e-waste
One cellphone battery, computer monitor and television at a time, a team at UWO is making headway in the battle against landfills piled high with electronic waste.
-
https://www.rco.on.ca/media_releases?news_id=384
Ontario’s celebration of Waste Reduction Week in Canada peaked last evening (October 19, 2011) with the 2011 Ontario Waste Minimization Awards Gala, where more than 220 guests gathered to be recognized as Ontario businesses and institutions with the best environmental records.
-
City plays host to free recycling day
Recycling electronic waste not only conserves landfill space, but also helps recover important natural resources, like silver and gold, for reuse
-
Get rid of e-junk this weekend
Recycling electronic waste not only conserves landfill space, but also helps recover important natural resources, like silver and gold, for reuse
-
Home Hardware hosting electronics recycling fundraiser
Store owner Terry Jenkins states in a press release that this is a good way to de-clutter your garage, adding he hopes the store will be jammed with old TVs, printers and DVD players at the end of the day.
-
Clothesline® and Greentec announce national partnership
Diabetes Association''s Clothesline® program is proud to announce its partnership with Greentec and the Think Recycle™ program. A fully integrated e-waste facilitator, Greentec is the exclusive national Clothesline® partner for electronic recycling. All electronic donations to Clothesline® raise funds for the Association in the form of rebates from the Think Recycle™ program.
Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/443365#ixzz1Zw9HYLvp
-
Foundation fundraiser is electric
The Children''s Aid Foundation of Simcoe County is raising money by reducing electronic waste.
-
Oakville Weekend Success @ Upper Oakville Shopping Centre
-
TD Canada Trust launches electronics collection program
TD is committed to being an environmental leader and recycles as many electronics as possible in order to divert potentially hazardous materials from our landfills
-
e-Waste collection at Upper Oakville Shopping Centre
NORTH OAKVILLE TODAY - Do you have unwanted electronics collecting dust or taking up space in your home or workplace?
-
Recycle your e-Waste this Weekend for Free
Do you have unwanted electronics collecting dust or taking up space in your home or workplace? Upper Oakville Shopping Centre, in partnership with Greentec, invites you to safely and responsibly dispose of them for free on Friday September 16th, Saturday September 17th, and Sunday September 18th at Upper Oakville Shopping Centre in the parking lot near Swiss Chalet.
-
Free electronics drop off this month
Do you have any unwanted electronics collecting dust or taking up space?
-
Recycling unwanted electronics
Paris Presbyterian Church is inviting the public to drop off unwanted electronics at a free recycling depot in the church parking lot on Grand River St. N.
-
Electronics recycling day a big success
A team effort between Century 21 Professional Group, S.E.T. Installations, and Greentec Recycling Solutions proved to be successful at last month''s e-waste recycling day.
-
Be aware of e-waste policy
Region of Waterloo is slowly turning us into a greener society. One way is the collection of e-waste and stricter controls on what can go into our landfills. Starting Aug. 1, televisions will no longer be accepted at curbside collection and will be banned from landfill sites.
-
E-waste event collects 54,000 pounds of electronic waste
Upper Oakville Shopping Centre recently held their first e-waste event in partnership with Golden Horseshoe Disabled Sports and electronics recycler Greentec.
-
Cambridge Company Welcomes Your 'E-Waste'
The jaw-dropping assortment of discarded cell phones, computer monitors, servers, hard drives, print cartridges and electronics in Greentec''s warehouse can be described as a modern-day wasteland.
-
Your e-waste can help Heart and Stroke
A partnership between Century 21 Professional Group and the Heart and Stroke Foundation promises to benefit people and the environment all at once.
-
E-waste processor gearing up
A local electronic waste processor is offering a charitable solution to the knots of unnecessary cords that this year''s spring cleaning is bound to turn up.
-
Taking e-waste off your hands
Electronic waste is something municipalities and the province do not want cluttering up landfills.
-
Dispose of your old electronics this weekend in Oakville
Do you have unwanted electronics collecting dust or taking up space in your home or workplace? Upper Oakville Shopping Centre, in partnership with Greentec, invites you to safely and responsibly dispose of them for free on Saturday June 18th and Sunday June 19th at Upper Oakville Shopping Centre in the parking lot near Swiss Chalet.
-
Recycle electronics event at Upper Oakville Shopping Centre
If you’ve always wanted to get rid of that old computer or stereo in your home, but haven’t, this weekend will be a good time to do so.
|
|