Waste Reduction
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What are the next steps in reducing waste? This group is devoted to developing more advanced solutions to reduce, reduce, and recycle more effectively. How does your region reduce, reuse, and recycle plastics, toxics, batteries, techno-trash, and other difficult-to-recycle items? To what extent is the difficulty a product of not having technical people ...learn more
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Created: Dec 04, 2007
Updated: Nov 24, 2009
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Topic: Campaign for computer reuse in Seattle, USA (Cascadia bioregion)
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Washington State, USA has greatly improved its capacity to reuse electronics and prevent its waste. See www.ecyclewashington.org and also postings to the group Recycling Leaders Connect.
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September 25, 2008
Vulcan Inc, owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, helped InterConnection provide computers to communities in need by holding a computer collection drive at their downtown Seattle office. Vulcan employees were encouraged to bring their old computers, monitors and peripherals to the one day event. Employees received a tax deductible receipt for their donations and the satisfaction of knowing their computers will be refurbished and given a second life.
The September 2008 event collected nearly 50 desktop computers, 10 laptops, and 33 monitors.
In exchange for holding the event InterConnection donated two desktop computer sets to Urban League under Vulcan’s name. Urban League is a non profit that strives to empower and assist people of color and disadvantaged individuals in becoming self-sufficient through providing services and developing strong business and community partnerships.
Vulcan has been an exceptional corporate partner. Not only do they support InterConnection by holding employee computer drives, they also donate their surplus computer equipment to InterConnection on an ongoing basis.
Your company can support InterConnection too by carrying out an employee computer drive or donating its surplus equipment. For details, email info@interconnection.org or call 206-310-4547
See also "Interconnection" organizational profile on WiserEarth.
Please post your success stories to WiserEarth!