Electronic waste is responsible for roughly 70 percent of the toxins in landfills, while making up only about 1 percent of their volume, according to the EPA. Plus, e-waste often contains lead, cadmium, mercury, phosphors and flame-retardants. These materials will be banned from regular trash by law starting in 2015, but Queens can start e-cycling (recycling electronic waste) this Sunday at the Queens Botanical Garden. The Flushing facility will accept unwanted electronics free of charge and dispose of them in an environmentally responsible way that keeps them out of the waste stream. Computers, printers, scanners, keyboards, TVs, DVD players, phones and Fax machines are among the acceptable materials. For a complete list, click here. The event is sponsored by the Lower East Side Ecology Center, which offers free public compost collection and training, e-waste collection and environmental education. Details: Summertime Electronic Waste Recycling, QBG Parking Lot, 42-80 Crommelin St., Flushing,… Read More
