Mineola Middle School learners did their part for the future of the planet as they held an e-waste collection and helped keep hundreds of broken and obsolete electronics out of our landfills.
During the annual Mineola Middle School e-Waste Drive, students collected 6,550 pounds of electronic waste to be recycled. The total amount collected has increased significantly each year since the first drive in 2016. Over the past eight years, the school is proud to have helped facilitate the responsible disposal of nearly 30 tons of e-waste.
Community members were invited to drop off unused or broken items including printers, computers, tablets, phones, televisions and chargers during the after-school drive. Students collected and inventoried each item before adding it the heap that was hauled off for sorting and recycling by Two Brothers Scrap Metal.
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- Mineola Middle School learners carry a TV that was dropped off for recycling during school’s e-Waste Drive.
- Mineola Middle School learners sort and inventory each item that is dropped off during the school’s e-Waste Drive before the Two Brother Scrap Metal staff loads it into a dumpster and hauls it off for recycling.
- A Mineola Middle School learner helps spread the word to passing cars during the e-Waste Drive event.
- Mineola Middle School learners and administrators, with help from Two Brothers Scrap Metal, team up for the e-waste collection event.
Photos courtesy of Mineola Public Schools
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