Successful Fall Recycling Day Cosponsored by the Senator and Assemblyman
(Queens, NY) NYS Senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. and NYS Assemblyman Mike Miller reported that over 11 tons were collected during their successful 9th Recycling Day held in Forest Park’s bandshell parking lot in Woodhaven on Sunday, September 29. The breakdown included 7.8 tons of electronics, and 3.9 tons of paper, in addition to all the clothing and textiles, eyeglasses, American flags, household goods and carpeting donated for recycling.
The eGreen Recycling Management, LLC crew deals with loading tons of electronics onto their two trucks. Other vendors at Addabbo & Miller’s 9th Recycling Day held in Forest Park, Woodhaven, included the Salvation Army, Data-Struction Complete Shredding Solutions and Long Island Carpet Recycling. Old eyeglasses were also collected for reuse by Pearle Vision’s One Sight program. Books were sent to the Howard Beach Kiwanis. Old, tattered American flags were accepted for proper disposal by local veterans’ groups.
Overall, Addabbo and Miller note: since 2010, when the totals from their nine Recycling Days are added, all the electronics weigh in at 64 tons, while all the shredded paper adds up to 20 tons, for a grand total of 84 tons collected and kept out of landfills and recycled.
The eGreen Recycling Management, LLC crew deals with loading tons of electronics onto their two trucks. Other vendors at Addabbo & Miller’s 9th Recycling Day held in Forest Park, Woodhaven, included the Salvation Army, Data-Struction Complete Shredding Solutions and Long Island Carpet Recycling. Old eyeglasses were also collected for reuse by Pearle Vision’s One Sight program. Books were sent to the Howard Beach Kiwanis. Old, tattered American flags were accepted for proper disposal by local veterans’ groups.
By the September Recycling Day’s end, several hundred cars and numerous walk-ins had lined up to drop off old, unwanted electronics, TVs/CRTs, VCRs, almost filling all four e-Green Management trucks, while tons of paper were dropped off with the Data-Struction crew. Hundreds of bags of wearable clothing, coats, shoes, handbags, linens, went on the Salvation Army truck, plus hundreds of pounds of residential carpeting were loaded on the Long Island Carpet Recycling truck. Residents also dropped off dozens of eyeglasses for Pearle Vision’s recycling via One Sight. Loads of books were donated to Howard Beach Kiwanis for their October sidewalk sale.
The eGreen Recycling Management, LLC crew deals with loading tons of electronics onto their two trucks. Other vendors at Addabbo & Miller’s 9th Recycling Day held in Forest Park, Woodhaven, included the Salvation Army, Data-Struction Complete Shredding Solutions and Long Island Carpet Recycling. Old eyeglasses were also collected for reuse by Pearle Vision’s One Sight program. Books were sent to the Howard Beach Kiwanis. Old, tattered American flags were accepted for proper disposal by local veterans’ groups.
According to Assemblyman Mike Miller, “My staff and I spent a very busy day guiding those who walked in, along with hundreds of drivers we counted who pulled into the lot with loaded cars ready to drop off their computers, TVs, clothing, carpeting and more. All of Queens should be proud…these electronics otherwise would be in our landfills, creating the worst health results for all.”
Senator Addabbo adds, “I’m grateful to continue to schedule these popular recycling events for my residents so that they may conveniently and properly dispose of their unwanted items, after cleaning out their closets, bookcases and spare rooms, and at the same time helping our environment.”
The senator and his staff were so glad to see another great response to their 9th recycling event. “We had hundreds of people in cars and on foot coming through all day, even before 9 AM. Based on the continuing success of this event, I expect Assemblyman Miller and I will have another recycling day next spring in our district,” noted Senator Addabbo.
About eGreen Recycling Management, LLC.
With more and more laws being passed to make it the responsibility of businesses and residents to properly dispose of their electronic waste, eGreen Recycling Management, LLC. is the solution to properly dispose of electronic waste, which represents one of the fastest growing and most hazardous components of New York’s waste stream. Electronic waste contains toxic substances and the improper disposal of these items poses a threat to human health and environment, along with diminishing the life span of our landfills. For more information on e-Green Recycling Management, LLC, contact Jennifer Perry, Senior Director of Administration, at j.perry@egreenmgmt.com; or call 631-277-4283 to schedule an electronic waste pick-up.
If you would like to be notified of the next free recycling event at Senator Addabbo’s district office, please contact Frank Fazio at 718-738-1111.
