SierraScape June - July 2008
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by Christine Favilla
Piasa Palisades Group, Sierra Club

The Sierra Club is sponsoring several E-Waste Collections this year. Our first three events have past, but the Collinsville and Hardin events are yet to come!

All E-Waste Collections this year will take place from 9am-4pm and will use TOTALL Metal Recycling as the processor. Their processing capability allows them to shred steel, circuit boards, wires, and other components in Granite City. They are an ISO9001-Certified Quality Management System for the recycling of ferrous, non-ferrous metals, electronic, plastic, and cardboard scrap.

Anything that has/had a plug or a battery will be recycled! Most everything will be accepted for free, except the following: televisions $15 fee; computer monitors $10 fee; large appliances $5 fee. The fees go to the hazardous waste landfill; the Sierra Club does NOT make any money off of the items. No Freon-containing white goods or household hazardous wastes will be accepted. Sorry!

• Saturday, June 7 from 9am-4pm at the Senior Citizens Center parking lot; 101 W Silver; Marine, IL 62061
• Saturday, June 21 from 9am-4pm at the Collinsville Memorial Public Library's parking lot; 408 West Main Street; Collinsville, IL 62234
• Saturday, June 28 from 9am-4pm on the parking lot of Southwestern Illinois College on Route 3 in Granite City.

Co-Sponsors include: TOTALL Metal Recycling; Coyote Management; Edwardsville YMCA; Jerseyville Banking Center; Jersey County Board; Jerseyville Rotary Club; Panera Bread; add your business/group here: let me know if you can co-sponsor one or more of these events!

We need volunteers. If you are able to give an hour or two of your time to either direct traffic or take items out of vehicles, please call 618-462-6802 or e-mail me the event and time that you are able to help: cfavilla10@sbcglobal.net

Please tell your friends and neighbors about these events; help them too dispose of these items properly.