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Newark Electronic Waste Collection Event Celebrates Earth Day

Collection in Peter Francisco Park gives residents an easy way to properly recycle electronics.
Posted by Joseph M. Gerace (Editor) , April 17, 2014 at 12:57 PM
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This Earth Day, Newark residents are encouraged to empty their cluttered closets, drawers and garages and bring their old electronics to a free e-waste collection event on Tuesday, April 22. The event will take place at Peter Francisco Park, located between Edison Place and Ferry Street near Penn Station in Newark’s Ironbound District from 7 a.m. until 2 p.m.

The event, a partnership between private companies and public organizations, is being hosted by the Ironbound Business Improvement District (IBID); Covanta, a world leading sustainable waste management company, and Panasonic; in cooperation with the City of Newark and Urban Renewal Corporation, a local not-for-profit emergency housing and social services organization.

“My administration is committed to taking a leadership role in creating a greener and more environmentally sustainable City of Newark," said Newark Mayor Luis A. Quintana. "We are working to strengthen our Environmental Commission and the Newark Sustainability Office and are proud of the partnerships we have developed with the public, private, and non-profit community to encourage environmentally-friendly programs, initiatives, and activities."

The collection is an effort to increase the amount of electronics that are recycled, in turn reducing the amount of electronics discarded in regular household trash. Many electronics contain a wide variety of materials that can be recycled, which reduces energy use and the need to mine more raw materials from the earth. In addition, many electronics contain components which can be hazardous in the waste stream and should not be thrown away.

Collected materials will be recycled at Covanta’s electronic waste processing facility, an R2 and e-Stewards certified operation, and at Urban Renewal’s Training & Development Center located in the greater Newark area and at their R2 facility in Philadelphia. Both entities provide data destruction security measures, however it is recommended that residents wipe all data from their devices prior to dropping them off.

Items that can be collected include, but are not limited to: computer laptops and desktops, monitors, mice, keyboards and peripherals, CD/VCR/DVD players, small home office copiers/fax machines, MP3 players, photo/video cameras, and more. Prohibited items include hazardous wastes/liquids, loose batteries, toner cartridges, fluorescent lamps, and appliances like washers, dryers, stoves, air conditioners, refrigerators, and space heaters.

For Newark residents and business owners that need assistance in delivering their electronic waste to the drop off location, arrangements can be made beforehand by contacting the IBID. To schedule a drop off, or for information about pick up options on April 22 for your e-waste, contact the IBID’s Operations Manager, Chris Bernardo, at 973-482-2200 or via email at [e-mail].
For more information about other programs and services provided by the Ironbound Business Improvement District, visit GoIronbound.com or follow the district on Facebook at Facebook.com/goironbound.