Recycle Old E-Waste at UNR Event

by 11/02/07 1 Comment

The Reno Gazette Journal reports that University of Nevada, Reno will be hosting a free electronics recycling event on Saturday sponsored by the University’s Department of Environmental Health and Safety.

The goal is to recycle at least 100 tons of e-waste. Accepted items will include used computers, monitors, keyboards, mice, cables, power supplies, printers, fax machines, cell phones, televisions, DVD players, VCRs, DVRs and cable boxes.

For more information on the importance of recycling e-waste, visit Earth 911′s Electronics page.

Trey Granger

Trey Granger

Trey Granger is a staff member at Earth911.com.


  1. Johnny Wheelock

    posted on September 26th, 2011 at 2:41 am

    going green makes since I want to thank earth 911 for all they do.

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