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e-Waste | Unwanted Medicines | Holding Events | Printed Resources | Partners and Programs
The Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge
- Report on the results of your Earth Day Challenge Collection Event.
- Great Lakes Earth Day Challenge in printable form (PDF 653Kb, 1pg) About PDF)
More Information About e-Waste and Unwanted Medicines
If you would like more information about e-waste or unwanted medicines, please contact Chris Newman (e-waste) or Todd Nettesheim (medicines).
Some Frequently Asked Questions About e-Waste
- e-Waste FAQs
- eCycling Podcasts on Greener Computers, Recycling Cell Phones and Consumer Electronics
- Recycling Your Cell Phone
- Calculating the Environmental Benefits of Environmentally-Sound Management of Electronics
- The Digital Television Transition –> Will My TV Still Work?
Some Frequently Asked Questions About Unwanted Medicines and Personal Care Products
- Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products
- Understanding the Fate of Pharmaceuticals and Other Contaminants in Watersheds
- Pharmaceuticals in the Environment, Information for Assessing Risk
- SMARxT Disposal of Unwanted Medicines
Conducting an Environmentally-responsible Collection Event
- Resource Kit for e-Waste Collection Events
- Information for State and Local Governments Holding Collection Events
- Disposal of Unwanted Medicines: A Resource for Action in Your Community
Printed Resources
- Plug-in to eCycling Tri-fold Brochure (PDF 1.5Mb, 2 pgs) About PDF)
- Three Cell Phone Recycling Posters (1,
2,
3)
(PDF 1 pg each, 2.3Mb, 6.1Mb, 4.5Mb, respectively About PDF) - The Life-Cycle of a Cell Phone (PDF 651Kb, 2 pgs.) About PDF)
Other Partners and Programs for Responsible Management of e-Waste and Medicine
- EPA e-Cycling Pages
- Plug-In To eCycling
- Earth911
- E-Cycling Central
- myGreenElectronics
- National Center for Electronics Recycling
- Green Health Care
- Hospitals for a Healthy Environment