A trial E-waste donation program that started in Saint John is expanding throughout the province.
The Diabetes Association’s e-waste program collects your old electronics, ships them to a recycle facility in the states, and is then reimbursed with proceeds going into diabetic research.
Operations Manager Derek MacFarlane tells CHSJ news the 8-month trial in Saint John saw about 100,000 pounds of e-waste collected, all of which would normally go into the landfill.
MacFarlane says the Clothesline is the main way they receive donations, so collecting electronics was a natural fit.
For more information on the recycle company, Greentec, click here.
To call for your electronics to be picked up, call 1-800-505-5525 or you can drop off e-waste at their center, 229 Bayside Drive.
