I found this on Vancouver Craigslist
Earth Day coming up on Saturday…. Boy are they in for a surprise with the amount of stuff that will show up.
Got Old Electronics? Anyone with old computers, printers and electronics is encouraged to drop by Metropolis at Metrotown’s Atrium Court between April 16 -22. Metropolis at Metrotown will recycle all electronics for free!
Bonus: “What’s more? Get a free herb planter in exchange for electronics and help lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions while quantities last!”
ACCEPTABLE - Electronics
- Telecommunications equipment
- Telephone systems
- All Television types
- VCR’s
- 3M Players
- Electronic games
- Sony Play Stations 1 – 2 – 3
- Radios
- CD Players
- Cellular phones
- PC (personal computer)
- Monitors CRT’s
- Mainframe computers
- Scanners
- Printers
- Fax Machines
- Photocopiers
- Scientific equipment
- Toner cartridges
- Photographic sound & visual recording equipment
- Cameras
- Car stereos
- Electric ballasts
- Electronic wiring
- Power cables
- Irons
- Watches
Time: 10:00 am - 9:00 pm Mon - Fri
9:30 am - 9:00 pm Sat
11:00 am - 6:00 pm Sun
Location: Atrium Court. Ground Level
Other resources for e-waste recycling:
Alternative Disposal & Recycling Locations
RCBC:
e-waste end of life electronic equipment
Starting in 2008 all e-waste in the GVRD will be banned from landfill sites:
http://www.encorpinc.com/electronics/
Cross-posted at changeeverything.ca
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Al,
Thanks for helping me contribute and feel good on “Earth Day”. Every time I use my little buckets I feel like I am making a tiny difference to the world. Plus my garbage doesn’t get nearly as full.
Have a super “Earth Day” Al, and now that you are helping us all make the world a better place.
Dawn — April 22nd, 2007 at 5:34 pm