What’s green and weighs 17,832 lbs.? It’s all the electronics collected by Leaside Rotary Club over the past three years. This year’s 10th annual event, on Sat., April 6, collected a record haul of 7,573 lbs. of computers, laptops, monitors, phones, TVs, DVD players, stereos, batteries and even a sewing machine.
More than 80 people dropped off electronics at East York Town Centre with the first and last arriving by bike with their electronics. The electronics are recycled by Quantum Lifecycle Partners, one of Canada’s leading end-of-life technology recyclers. “Hosting a recycling day is part of Rotary’s environmental effort to spruce up the community,” said Paige Fernandes, president of Leaside Rotary Club. “Many people were glad we hosted the recycling day so that their waste didn’t go into landfill. It was a great day all around.” All proceeds from the recycling effort go to local Leaside charities. Leaside Rotary Club has been passionate about Leaside since 1941.
This article was guest contributed by Craig Hutchison.