Dive summary:
- In the first year of a statewide push on recycling e-waste, residents of Vermont were able to collect, divert and recycle over 4.8 million pounds of electronics.
- The first year goal was to collect 3.3 million pounds of electronics; the actual collection superseded that by 45%.
- To reach their goal, the state, in partnership with the Vermont State E-Cycles Program, installed over 95 collection points which provide free drop-off for private residents or companies with fewer than 10 employees.
From the article:
Over 95 collection sites and special collection events have partnered with the Vermont State E-Cycles Program, which provides free drop-off for the collection of computers, monitors, televisions, printers and computer accessories. Residents, non-profits, schools small businesses with 10 or fewer employees, and anyone dropping off seven items or less at one time can participate, the report said.
The NRRA along with Good Point Recycling of Middlebury, Vt., were selected to manage the program through a State RFP process in April 2011. That contract has been extended through September 2013, according to the report. ...
