West Bay Rotary E-Waste Recycling Day

The West Bay Rotary Club is repeating its service project for collecting and recycling old and broken electronics. Electronic waste will be accepted on Saturday, April 26, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the former Rockport Elimentary School on West St in Rockport.
This event is open to residents from any community, and items will be recycled for a donation to support local midcoast  nonh profits in our are. 

The Rotary Club does not benefit financially from the collection of the items except through donations; therefore, it encourages donations for its many local and worldwide projects.

The West Bay Rotary Club is partnering with ERS, which will bring a team to pack and transport televisions, computers, monitors and other electronic devices. ERS, which is approved by the Department of Environmental Protection, will have staff at the collection site at no cost to the community. West Bay Rotary Club members will be on hand to direct traffic and unload vehicles.

The primary focus is on collecting electronic devices and other universal waste, including: televisions, CPUs, monitors, copiers, printers, ink cartridges, FAX machines, scanners, laptops, stereos, keyboard/mouse/peripherals, DVD players, cell phones, remote controls, VCRs, projectors, digital cameras, tape players, PDAs, speakers, telephones, two-way radios, answering machines, camcorders, CD players, electric typewriters, game systems, pagers, microwaves, and toner cartridges.

The West Bay Rotary Club, serving the Midcoast community since 1986, hopes to earn funds to sponsor its ongoing service projects including: support for the Camden Area Food Pantry and the CRL Animal Rescue League, emergency funds for Rockport and Lincolnville, scholarships and vocational projects at Camden Hills Regional High School, youth exchange, service projects for Safe Passage in Guatemala, and many others.

Please remember, do not leave recycling at this location except when collection staff are present to receive it. For more information, call Rotarians Tom Albertson at 975-7510 or Sandy Cox at 691-9204.