E-waste recycling event

37th Avenue near 78th Street, New York City NY

23 May, 2021

Description

THE LOWER EAST SIDE ECOLOGY CENTER AND THE QUEENS PRIDE LIONS CLUB HOST AN ECO-PALOOZA! AN ELECTRONIC WASTE AND EYEGLASS RECYCLING EVENT Sunday, May 23rd, 2021 10 am – 4 pm 37th Avenue, between 78th and 79th Streets, Jackson Heights Help keep toxic materials out of our landfills. The Lower East Side Ecology Center will accept the following working and non-working equipment for repurposing: • Computers (laptops & desktops, servers, mainframes) • Monitors • Printers, scanners, fax-machines, copiers • Network devices (routers, hubs, modems, etc.) • Peripherals (keyboards, mice, cables, cords, chargers, etc.) • Components (hard drives, CD-ROMs, circuit boards, power supplies, etc.) • TVs, VCRs, DVRs, & DVD Players • Digital Converter Boxes, Cable/Satellite Receivers • Portable music players • Audio-visual equipment • Video-games • Cell phones, pagers, PDAs • Telecommunication (phones, answering machines, etc.) • Tablets and E-readers Please note the Lower East Side Ecology Center will not accept household items such as air conditioners and kitchen appliances. If you need a tax deduction form request it from Lower East Side Ecology Center staff when you drop off your e-waste. The Queens Pride Lion Club will also be collecting eyeglasses for our Lions Recycle For Sight program. If you have used eyeglasses you no longer use or need, please donate them. The Queens Pride Lions Club will accept prescription and reading glasses, sunglasses and plastic and metal frames as well as glasses without lenses. However, broken frames or lenses are not. Children's eyeglasses are especially needed. Glasses will be cleaned, checked for prescription and subsequently distributed to individuals in need.