Broadway Green Alliance Announces February E-Waste and Textile Drive
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The Broadway Green Alliance (BGA), in partnership with the Lower East Side Ecology Center, is sponsoring a e-waste drive on Wednesday, February 3, for fans and members of the theater community. The event will take place in Duffy Square at 46th Street and Broadway from 11am-2pm, where patrons and performers alike can donate materials on their way to their Wednesday matinees.
Accepted donations this year include laptops, desktops, monitors, televisions and remotes, computer cables, mice, keyboards, gaming consoles, telecom equipment, small electronic appliances (coffee makers, toasters), cellphones and accessories. They cannot accept light bulbs, wet-cell batteries, large appliances, air conditioners, or any dangerous items.
E-waste, or electronic waste, refers to old electronic devices that are no longer wanted. These products contain dangerous toxins like lead and mercury that should not be thrown in with the rest of the trash, but should be recycled instead. As of January 2015 it is illegal to throw away any items of e-waste in New York State.
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