Recycle Your E-Waste in San Diego!

SAN DIEGO, May 22 /PRNewswire/ -- REI and ease e-waste have joined forces to provide free electronic waste (e-waste) recycling to all San Diego County residents on Saturday, May 31, 2008 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This special event provides a tremendous opportunity for the entire community to properly dispose of obsolete monitors, televisions, computers, printers, copiers, fax machines and cell phones.

Consumers can drop off their obsolete consumer electronics at the ease e-waste truck that will be located in the parking lot of one of the two following REI locations:

-- 1590 Leucadia Blvd., Encinitas
-- 5556 Copley Drive, San Diego

Individuals that donate an e-waste item will receive one reusable bag and REI 15% discount coupon while supplies last. Those that turn in their electronics will not only help the environment, but will also help raise much needed funds for two local charities:

-- San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy, a non-profit organization
committed to bringing nature into San Diego's backyard and to ensure
our natural legacy for generations to come -- http://www.sdrvc.org/

-- I Love A Clean San Diego, a non-profit organization dedicated to
educating the community to actively conserve and enhance the
environment -- http://www.ilacsd.org/

REI, a national outdoor retail co-op dedicated to inspiring, educating and outfitting its members and the community for a lifetime of outdoor adventure and stewardship, is partnering with ease e-waste, a California EPA certified company specializing in the collection and recycling of electronic waste. Additionally, businesses such as Oce North America are sponsoring this joint effort to increase awareness about the importance of recycling and provide an easy and cost-free way for consumers to properly dispose of their electronics.

Most consumers recognize that the effects of hazardous materials in electronics can best be combated by recycling. The act of recycling prevents the potential contamination of water resources and helps preserve the earth. The public's desire to participate in the responsible disposal of their consumer electronics has been answered with e-waste collection events sponsored by REI and ease e-waste.

Companies with a large number of items to dispose should contact ease e-waste at 1-866-548-8100 to arrange electronics recycling.

For more information regarding this e-waste collection event, new laws regulating e-waste handling and how the materials are recycled visit http://www.ease-e-waste.com/ or call Tim Szlachetka at (858) 279-4400.

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CONTACT: Tim Szlachetka, +1-858-279-4400, for ease e-waste

Web site: http://www.ease-e-waste.com/
http://www.sdrvc.org/
http://www.ilacsd.org/

2008-05-22 20:48:08 0369428 PRNEWSWIRE