A Green Comeback!

Hello Greenies!

I've been a bit M.I.A from the green... so I'm making a comeback! Thanks to
all of you who continue to stick by my side. As you all know winter weather
has been a bit difficult as of late, now that things are calming down I can
dedicate a bit more time to bloggin'.

Ok Lets talk electronics! We love our tvs, cell phones, computers,
blackberry's, Tivos, DVD players, Stereos, Ipods, MP3s, and pagers (haha)
Technology is advancing faster than we can keep up, so many of you may have
old (relativly) electronic goods just sitting around collecting dust. What
to do with those? RECYCLE!

Horn Rapids Sanitary Landfill will now dispose your TV, Computers, monitors
and laptops SAFELY at no charge to you! Unfourtunatly they do not recycle
other items like keyboards or printers.

Other locations to recycle near you:

*
**Benton County
*Clayton Ward Recycling, 119 E. Albany St., Kennewick 582‑8277
Clayton Ward Recycling, 1936 Saint St., Richland 375‑4086
Horn Rapids Landfill, 3120 Twin Bridges Rd., Richland, 942‑7387
Packs Auction Service, 511 9th St., Benton City, 588‑4020
Stay Tan West, 3680 W. Van Giesen, West Richland, 967‑8290
*Franklin County
*Tommy's Steel & Salvage, 904 S. Oregon Ave., Pasco, 547‑0100
Maybe you wonder why the heck you should recycle your computer. It fits in
the trash can just fine... Well! Some electronics like your computer are
made with TOXIC materials like lead and mercury. If you recycle these items
you are helping keep toxic material OUT of the landfills, therefore OUT of
our soil and drinking water. Each item will be picked apart and seperated
into glass, plastic, metal and toxins.

This is a great program set up by the Department of Ecology.

If you are not in the Richland area you can go to this AMAZING webpage that
tells you locations you can recycle at. This includes locations for ALL
TYPES of recycling, not just electronics. BOOMARK THIS PAGE!
https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/recycle/


Ok so maybe your computer or old tv set still works, but you want a new one
(who doesnt') If your items still work, consider donating. Some folks can
still get good use out of your old equipment, think reuse before recycle.
You can:

‑ Contact charities or non‑profits in your area to see if they would be
able to use or resell your computer or TV.
‑ Call your local solid waste or public works office to find out what
options are available in your community for donating or reuse.
‑ Sell your item through local classifieds or use an online website.
‑ Ask if a participating E‑Cycle Washington collector will donate or
resell your item. Find a location near you.

If you are going to donate a computer, make sure to remove ALL of your
personal information. The Washington State Department of Ecology has a
plethora of resources provided in a simple format. Please use this link to
their website.
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/swfa/eproductrecycle/reuse.html



And AS ALWAYS‑ the City of Richland Website makes it easy to recycle and to
find out how please go to:

http://www.ci.richland.wa.us/RICHLAND/enviro/index.cfm?PageNum=65

Thanks for joining me on the green! See you soon!
MollyO