WHY?
Electronic waste is harmful to our environment. When put in landfills, e-Waste can leak harmful toxins into our soil and water. You and your organization can help make a difference!
WHO?
Comprenew Environmental® is a Grand Rapids-based nonprofit electronics recycler. Comprenew’s mission is to inspire our community to live and work in a sustainable manner. We are offering you a convenient way to do your part by recycling your electronics at community "e-Drop" events in the West Michigan area. Most any item with a cord or battery will be accepted at no charge* and Comprenew will wipe all computer hard drives. We are now accepting:
WHEN?
Comprenew’s e-Drop Trucks and Trailers are available for Community collection events - our 2010 schedule and results are shown below:
January 8-10: St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Grand Rapids - 3,647 lbs collected
March 27 (9:00am-3:00pm): Lowell Community Expo 2010, Lowell High School, Lowell
April 19-20: Montcalm Community College, 2800 College Drive, Sidney
April 24 (10:00am-2:00pm): Comprenew Environmental, 629 Ionia Ave. SW, Grand Rapids
May 3 - 10: Albion College, Albion
June 11-13: Friendship Christian
Reformed Church, 190 100th St. SE, Byron
Center
July 17 (9:00am-1:00pm): Howard Christensen Nature Center and ChoiceOne Bank, Sparta
October 9 (9:00am-1:00pm): Red Cedar Elementary
School, East Lansing
For more information on Comprenew's e-Waste collection events, please contact Paul Kehoe at (616) 988-8282 or pkehoe@comprenew.org.
2009 RESULTS (date, host organization, location, weight of e-waste collected in pounds):
March 5 (9:00am-1:00pm) - Howard Christensen Nature Center and ChoiceOne Bank, Sparta - 9,338 pounds collected
March 28 (9:00am-3:30pm) - Lowell Community Expo 2009, Lowell High School, Lowell - 3,585 pounds collected
April 18 (9:00am-12:00pm) - Integrated Architecture and East Paris Business Association, Grand Rapids - 5,629 pounds collected
April 18 (10:00am-3:00pm) - Party for the Planet, 1-800-GOT-JUNK, John Ball Park, Grand Rapids - 4,758 pounds collected
April 25 (9:00am-12:00pm) - Ionia County Community Collection, 303 S. Jackson, Ionia - 7,044 pounds collected
April 25 (9:00am-1:00pm) - Eden Environments (Sustainable Design Center), 5747 28th St. SE, Grand Rapids, 985 pounds collected
April 25 (9:00am-1:00pm) - Montcalm County Community Recycling day, Greenville, 15,903 pounds collected
May 2 (9:00am-1:00pm) - West Michigan Creation Care and All Saints' Episcopal Church, DeMond Grocery Parking Lot, Douglas (Saugatuck) - 8,551 pounds collected
May 6 - 11 Albion College, Albion - 3,720 pounds collected
May 16 (9:00am-1:00pm) - First Christian Reformed Church, 516 S. Ferry St. Grand Haven - 16,725 pounds collected
May 23 (9:00am-1:00pm) - West Michigan Creation Care and Peace Lutheran Church, Holland - 23,201 pounds collected
June 5 - 6 Friendship Christian Reformed Church, 190 100th St. SE, Byron Center - 6,495 pounds collected
June 6 (9:00am-12:00pm) - Ionia County Community Collection, Saranac - 9,399 pounds collected
June 20 (9:00am-1:00pm) - Interfaith Sustainability Group, Hope RCA Church, corner of E. Burton and Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids - 13,708 pounds collected
June 20 (8:00am-12:00pm) - Eastown Community Association, Eastown Ethel Parking Lot, East Grand Rapids - 997 pounds collected
June 26-27 (9am-5pm Friday, 8am-1pm Saturday) - Nelson Township/Sand Lake - 1,005 pounds collected
July 25 (9:00am-1:00pm) - ChoiceOne Bank, Egleston branch, 5475 E Apple Ave, Muskegon - 2,831 pounds collected
August 22 (9:00am-1:00pm) - West Michigan Creation Care and First Reformed Church, Zeeland - 30,230 pounds collected
September 26 (9:00am-1:00pm) - Peace Lutheran Church, 1225 Twelve Mile Rd, Sparta - 7,366 pounds collected
September 26 (8:00am-12:00pm) - East Hills Neighborhood Clean-up day at Congress Elementary, Grand Rapids - 1,899 pounds collected
October 10 (9:00am-1:00pm) - Red Cedar Elementary School, East Lansing - 3,561 pounds collected
October 17 (8:00am-12:00pm) - Ionia County Community Collection, 303 S. Jackson, Ionia - 674 pounds collected
October 24 (10:00am-2:00pm) - Comprenew Environmental, 629 Ionia Ave. SW, Grand Rapids - 20,700 pounds collected
November 7 (9:00am-12:00pm) - West Michigan Creation Care and St Francis De Sales, Holland - 20,871 pounds collected
2008 RESULTS (date, host organization, location, weight of e-waste
collected in pounds):
April 19, Integrated
Architecture, East
April 19, Party for the Planet
- 1-800-GOT-JUNK,
May 3,
May 17,
June 6 and 7, Cascade
Wal*Mart,
June 28,
July 26, SWAT Fitness,
July 26, Montcalm County
Community Recycling day,
August 1 & 2: Grandville Wal*Mart,
August 9, West Michigan
Creation Care E-Recycle Event, Hope Church,
September 27, Cascade
Wal*Mart,
October 11,
October 25,
November 1, West Michigan
Creation Care E-Recycle Event, First Presbyterian,
For more information on Comprenew's e-Waste collection events, please contact Paul Kehoe at (616) 988-8282 or pkehoe@comprenew.org.