Islanders recycle electronics
Published 1:30 am Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Zero Waste Vashon held an electronics recycling drive last weekend outside Vashon High School that resulted in the collection of an estimated 8,700 pounds of material.
Islander Steve Bergman, a member of the organization, said the total haul included 71 cathode-ray tube and large screen TVs as well as desktop computers, VCRs, laptops, printers and cellphones.
He also said that altogether, there were 157 individual drop-offs with materials varying in size, with the largest consisting of two trailer loads of old computers and two office photocopiers.
Will Lockwood, a fellow member, added that for those who missed Zero Waste Vashon’s event, King County will hold a general recycling event that will take electronics on Aug. 10 at the high school.
“When combined with last year’s electronics recycling event, [Zero Waste Vashon] has saved almost 24,000 pounds of island electronics from being landfilled,” he said.
Above, Zero Waste Vashon volunteers stand in front of the 20-foot truck provided by SBK Recycling to collect the materials. It was about 75% full at the end of the day, according to Bergman.
