05/14/08 Morning Edition (live on the scene)http://www.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/ewaste_program_turns_electronic_trash_into_technological_treasures/9083/
eWaste Recycling Event May 14th-17th 9 a.m. -3p.m.
Contacts
Terry Countermine (423) 439-8416
Dave Robinson (423) 439-7412
One person’s trash is another’s treasure, especially when you’re talking about electronics.
The East Tennessee State University Computer Science and Technology Department is teaming up with Apple Computers to recycle Tri-Cities electronics. Local companies and businesses kicked off the eWaste collection Wednesday morning.
Corporations signed-up to bring more than 2,000 electronic units to the campus drop off location in parking lot 22A (parallel to State of Franklin Road opposite the Veterans Administration entrance). The public is also being asked to scour their homes for old, discarded electronics to donate. The eWaste recycling drive runs May 14 -17 from 9a.m. to 3 p.m.
What You CAN Donate To eWaste
Cables
Cameras
Cell phone
Computer
DVD players
Fax machine
Laptop
Monitor
Radio
Tape Players
Telephone
TV
Stereo
Printer
UPS System
VCR
What You Can NOT Donate to eWaste
Cardboard
Hair Dryers
Home Appliances
Loose Batteries
Microwave Oven
Paint
Paper
Styrophone
Toner Cartridges
The “eWaste” program recycles and reuses old electronic equipment to help others. Old items are properly cleaned, re-tooled and then re-used in area schools through the Providing Area Schools with Technical Assistance program, or “PASTA.”
ETSU eWaste Recycling Program
PASTA – Providing Area Schools with Technical Assistance
ETSU employee Jerry Sayers cooked up the PASTA idea back in 1999. The Computer Science faculty member began helping his wife, a Carter County fifth grade teacher with her classroom computer difficulties.
Sayers passed away in 2002, his legacy lives on. Department Chair Dr. Terry Countermine is keeping the PASTA project alive. More than 400 refurbished computers are competed annually through PASTA. Today, PASTA supplies refurbished computers and technological teaching aid to schools and community centers across the Tri-Cities.
See the 70+ Tri-Cities Area Schools being helped by PASTA
