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Show www.thespectrum.com — The Spectrum ST. GEORGE NEIGHBORHOODS For the week of October 10, 2008 — a A Builder You Can ¢ BUILT WITH INTEGRITY + ENERGY EFFICIENT Building Quality Homes for Over 14 Years! Talk ¢@ one of our customers. Clubhouse Access Julie Walton / For St. George Neighborhoods Volunteers at the “Don’t Waste Dixie” electronic waste recycling event on Sept. 27 unload discarded computers to be taken up to Clearfield, Utah, to be dismantled and the materials recycled. This recycling efforts prevents toxic, hazardous material from our electronics out of the land- E-waste recycling day seeks to inform public about proper electronics disposal BY JULIE WALTON For St. George Neighborhoods ST. GEORGE — In the past, we thought nothing of throwing a broken TV, CD player or even a remote control into the trash to be hauled off to the dump. But we know more now and are challenged to take the time to recycle what has become known as “electronic waste” or e-waste. _E-waste from circuit boards or cathode ray tubes (CRTs) in screen monitors contain lead and mercury, which are both toxic and hazardous; even small amounts can contaminate Red Cliffs: Your community the soil and water. A free e-waste recycling day was part of the “Don't Waste Dixie” campaign to promote: keeping Washington County clean by recycling. “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” is the message of wisely taking care of the resources we have. Neil Schwendiman, Washington County District Manager of Solid Waste, said that it is not illegal for an individual to dispose of “household hazardous waste” via their home garbage can to the landfill. It is illegal, on the ether hand, for businesses to do the same thing. He wants to encourage residents to properly dispose of e-waste. One way was to bring electronic waste to the drop-off at Vernon Worthen Park on Sept. 27, where volunteers. filled the back of a large truck, as part of the city-wide clean-up day sponsored by “Don't Waste Dixie”. From 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., residents donated old computers, printers, TVs, microwaves and many other miscellaneous items. Schwendimansaid:“Many of the people who donated today heard about this from the newspaper article a year ago, when we held our first electronic recycling. It’s for the whole entire county. It’s called ‘Don’t Waste Dixie’ to - include everyone, not just, ‘Don't Waste St. George.” All of the items donated to the recycling effort will be taken to a business specializing in breaking down the components of the ewaste. Washington Coun’ contracted with Guaranteed Recycling Xperts, a business in Clearfield, Utah, to do the actual recycling of See E-WASTE on pg. 9 $1900 4/2.5 $800 1000 1474 1378 2230 3600 3240 STORAGE BAYS! 5x10=$30, 10x10=$40, 10x20=$60 2 |