Your Guide To Hosting An E-Waste Recycling Event
Partnering With Arrow Scrap Makes It Easy
With summer finally here, it’s a great time to get outside and get involved with your community. One way to do that while also helping the planet is to host an E-Waste Recycling Event in your neighborhood.
Why Host an E-Waste Recycling Event
Whether you’re passing out flyers to neighbors, or talking with people as they bring their old electronics for recycling, hosting an e-waste recycling event is a great way to meet and engage with your neighbors. Think of it as your Summer Block Party with a sustainable cause! E-waste is a growing problem for every community. In 2022, an estimated 62 million tons of e-waste were produced, but only 22.3% of that was recycled. When e-waste ends up in landfills, the harmful chemicals seep into the ground and cause problems for our air, water, and soil. So by getting rid of e-waste in your community, you are helping create a healthier planet, too!
How To Host an E-Waste Event
Hosting an e-waste event can be a fun and rewarding experience for you and your family. But how do you get started?
1) Partner with a reputable recycler - Arrow Scrap hosts recycling events all over Long Island, and we would be honored to support your event! We are proud to meet and exceed the standards set by R2v3-RIOS, iSigma-NAID, ISRI, local, state, and federal authorities. We also take the destruction of your secure data very seriously. As a certified i-Sigma organization, we ensure that we have met or surpassed each of their benchmarks for secure data destruction.
2) Determine Date, Time, Location - Typically, weekends work better for community-based events. Ensure your location is accessible to the public, and all necessary permitting and traffic flows are in place.
3) Promoting Your Event - Flyers, social media, radio, television, and word of mouth are all great ways to promote your event. Consider pairing your event with a sustainable family-friendly activity to encourage more participation!
4) Hosting Your Event - Partnering with Arrow Scrap makes hosting your event a breeze! Arrow representatives will set everything up, including a scale for measuring your e-waste. Simply bring your old electronics, and Arrow’s representatives will take them off your hands for free. We make it quick and easy to host local community events to keep e-waste out of your soil, water, and air!
5) Post-Event Follow-Up - Thank volunteers and share the results of your event! Arrow Scrap can also provide a certificate of destruction for all sensitive data. Hosting an e-waste recycling event in your community is a great summer project with a positive environmental impact.