The Electronic Recycling Association successfully launches another one of its many landfill Recycling Centers for old computers and electronics. In order to prevent hundreds of computer and electronic items from being buried forever these units will be a way for removing all computers and electronics from the landfills.

Most items found in these centers are still usable and the E.R.A can put them to good use by providing them to different organizations and individuals in need. All unusable items collected are stripped into the base materials and send off to specialist recyclers who can recover small amounts of precious metals found in some of these items.

Shown above are Steven Foley from the M.D. of Foothills No. 31 Foothills Regional Waste Management Facility and Bojan Paduh from Calgary based Electronic Recycling Association of Alberta. Together they are offering this Recycling Center for use of residents and organizations in the High River, Okotokes area. This center will serve as a place where organizations and individuals can drop off their unwanted computers and electronics for reuse and recycling year round. 

Accepted equipment includes such items as computers, monitors, televisions, vcrs, and other electronic equipment. 

All items will be taken back to the Calgary based E.R.A and tested by its people. Any usable equipment will be put to good use by programs offered by the Electronic Recycling Association. Such programs include donations to charities and not for profit organizations, 3^rd world countries schools, the elderly, and poor.

This is a start of a program to reduce the amount of waste that is being buried, and reusing still possibly valuable computer and electronic equipment. Such depot locations are to be established throughout Alberta to help us reduce the amount of electronics related type of waste from contaminating our landfills.

The E.R.A is actively looking for new depot locations to participate in its programs. The benefits of participating are clear from this programs results, a cleaner environment for all and a social benefit, providing the disadvantaged communities with equipment for job training, entertainment for kids and elderly, etc. Alberta based charitable organizations are also invited to contact The E.R.A and request equipment to help their cause.

With the announcement of the provincial program to recycle all electronic equipment, the Electronic Recycling Association makes its services available to organizations and individuals that require an environmental solution to their Ewaste problems. If companies have unwanted computer equipment the E.R.A can arrange a pickup throughout Alberta and is able to accept items at various locations throughout the province.

For more information please contact:

Director : Bojan Paduh

Electronic Recycling Association of Alberta

Calgary: (403) 262 4488

Toll-free in Alberta (403) 262 4488

By Web : www.era.ca

M.D. of Foothills No. 31
Foothills Regional Waste Management Facilty

Steven Foley

Email:  frsc@telus.net

P.O. Box 5605, 309 Macleod Trail, High River, AB   T1V 1M7
Phone:  (403) 938-5224 or (403) 652-2341