By Greentech Lead Team : Mobile major
Verizon announced that its employees will collect unwanted electronics and
other material for recycling from the public at the front circle entrance of
the company’s Temple Terrace facility on January 26 between 7AM
to 2 PM.
This Recycling Rally is
free and open to the public, is part of Verizon’s commitment to protect and
preserve the environment by enabling employees and the public to be green at
work and at home. The collected materials will be reused or recycled and
do not end up in a landfill.
Recycled items can include glass, plastics
and aluminum cans; laptop and desktop computers; CRT (cathode ray tube) and LCD
(liquid crystal display) monitors and televisions; computer cables, mice and
keyboards and so on. Hard drives will not be wiped, and all batteries should be
removed prior to turning in any items.
The following items will not be accepted;
hazardous waste (such as batteries, inks/toners, mercury bulbs); units
containing fluid (such as motors and pumps containing fluid); refrigerators and
freezers; medical waste, and radioactive material such as X-ray equipment.
Participants will receive Energy/Water-Go
Green Kits that include energy-saving items such as a reduced-flow shower head,
compact fluorescent light bulb, kitchen aerators and an energy-saving tip
wheel.
Recently, Verizon Wireless announced that
Verizon employees gathered in the parking lot of the company’s campus at 600
Hidden Ridge in Irving to collect unwanted electronics and other material for
recycling.
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