LIST OF
ELECTRONIC DEVICES ACCEPTED
at Boston City Hall Plaza
during Boston GreenFest 2011
Thur, Aug. 18 - Sat, Aug. 20

Cell Phones: ALL cellphones, including iPhones, Android Smartphones, Blackberries

Video Games: Consoles and games, PlayStations, Wii, Xbox, Handheld devices and games, Nintendo DS, PSP, Game Boys, Video Games

Cameras and Camcorders: Digital Cameras, Digital Camcorders, Digital Picture Frames

Car and GPS: GPS Units, Radar Detectors, Satellite Radios

Audio: iPods, MP3 players

Computers and Tablets: Laptops, Netbooks, Notebooks, E-readers, Monitors, Hard drives, Tablets, iPads, iTouch, Routers, Hard Drives

APPLE PRODUCTS: iPhones, iPods and iPads and docking stations, Macbooks, iMac

*Please include with devices if available: Power Supply, Rechargeable batteries, and Chargers.

eWASTE

Printers, computers, i-pods, TVs, cellphones, cameras, rechargeable batteries, games - it seems like our electronic devices are never ending. The moment one model comes on to the market, two newer versions are close behind. It is important to dispense of the outdated equipment carefully.

The City of Boston will pick up TVs and computer monitors at curbside (call in advance). However, NOT the small and medium eWaste.

Now the City has partnered with the Foundation for a Green Future, Inc. at Boston GreenFest to eliminate some of this eWaste. Together we are working to reduce what we put into our landfill and turn it into funding to green the city with trees, green roofs and green jobs!

We will safely recycle any of the small and medium used electronic items that you can bring to Boston City Hall Plaza during August 18-20. Grab a bag and fill it to the top with cell phones, digital cameras, video consoles & games, laptops, GPS devices, iPods, MP3 Players, etc. See complete list to the left. Hop on the T or your bike and come on over! For every 5 electronic devices that we accept, we will give one free raffle ticket.

Also, know that any CFL light bulbs must NOT be thrown in the trash, but must disposed of safely because they contain mercury. Check stores such as Home Depot for disposal bins.

We need long-term solutions for our eWaste, what we are talking about are our short and mid-term solutions. We need to rethink what all this waste means and what are ways to prevent so much hazardous pile up, not just in our drawers and closets, but in landfill across the globe, particularly in Africa and Asia.