ELECTRONIC WASTE AND EYEGLASS RECYCLING EVENT AND CLOTHING DRIVE

7802 37TH AVE near 78th and 79th Streets, New York City NY

26 September, 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 AND CLOTHING DRIVE Sunday, September 26th, 2021 10 am – 2 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 cannot and 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 need, please donate them. The Queens Pride Lions Club will accept prescription and reading glasses, sunglasses and plastic and metal frames. Frames without lenses are acceptable, broken frames are not. Children's eyeglasses are especially needed. Glasses will be cleaned, checked for prescription and subsequently distributed to individuals in need. We are also accepting donations of new or gently used clothing for our on-going clothing drive. Clothing should be clean, in wearable condition and free of bed bugs, other pests and contaminants. Please note we can only accept socks and underwear that are new and still in their original packaging.