Celebrate Roanoke!

Thank You!

Thank you to everyone for participating in the second annual Cox Conserves E-Waste Collection Event. It was, once again, a huge success!

People came from all over the Roanoke Valley to responsibly dispose of their electronic waste. They drove from Bent Mountain, Blacksburg and Blue Ridge, from Callaway, Catawba and Clifton Forge. From as close as downtown Roanoke to as far away as Patrick Springs, folks dropped off old computers, TVs, cell phones, cameras, toasters and even an old electric organ.

We unloaded over 1,000 vehicles and filled up 7 semis with e-waste our community did not want thrown into the landfill. Once we have the final tonnage number, we’ll post it here.

On behalf of Cox Conserves, thank you again for your participation.

For pictures from this years event, please click here!

ABOUT: Cox E-Waste Recycling Event

As part of its green initiative, "Cox Conserves," Cox Communications has partnered with local businesses and agencies to help the region with proper disposal and recycling of electronic waste. This one-day recycling event is free to the public.

FYI: It is safe to drop off that old computer. All data storing devices, e.g. hard drives, are wiped or shredded.

LOCATION: Roanoke Civic Center

710 Williamson Rd NE
Roanoke, VA 24016
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8am - 5pm Saturday, April 24th, 2010

If your load is larger than a pickup truck, please click on the link below to submit the 'Large load form' and somebody from Synergy Recycling will contact you.

>LARGE LOAD FORM

WHAT HAPPENS TO THE E-WASTE?

Electronic waste will be trucked down to Synergy Recycling in Madison, NC - amazingly close for an ISO 14001:2004 Certified recycling business!

Please check the Accepted E-Waste List before bringing questionable items.

Upon reaching Synergy's facilities:

"Materials are inspected upon arrival. All data storing devices are wiped or shredded. Components that are economically reusable are repaired for reuse. All end of life materials are disassembled or shredded in NC where metals are separated by type and returned to the commodities market. Plastics are separated and marketed into the plastics markets. TVs and end of life monitors are disassembled at our facility where the glass is sent to a CRT manufacturer for new tubes and the other materials are sent to their respective markets (metals or plastics). We do not landfill electronics materials".

- Synergy Recycling

CONTACTS

For general event and accepted item questions, send email to: ewaste@cox.com or call (540) 266-7044.

To learn more about the recycling process, visit www.synergyrecycling.com

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