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Cheers and congratulations all around! The numbers are in and they are AMAZING!

On February 9, the Dalbey Education Institute hosted its third Community Recycling Event at our office in Westminster, Colorado. Nearly 40,000 POUNDS of unusable, old and obsolete computer and electronic equipment were dropped off to be properly and safely recycled.

Wow!

For more than two hours, people from all around the Denver Metro area – lines of cars – came to our parking lot to participate in this worthy and important event.

WOW!!!

We were featured on three television stations and on the radio, too!

Recycling your old computers and electronic equipment is a very important environmental issue.

Did you know?

•    While there are many organizations that accept donations of working computers, many computers are simply too old and obsolete. 

•    More than 315 million computers became obsolete by the year 2004, containing an estimated 1.2 billion pounds of lead, 2 million pounds of cadmium, 400,000 pounds of mercury and 1.2 million pounds of hexavalent chromium.

If improperly handled or disposed, these toxins can be released into the environment through landfill leach or incinerator ash.

•    In addition to their inherent hazards, computer parts often contain items that can be reused or recycled. In just one year, more than 112 million pounds of valuable materials were recovered from properly-disposed electronics by recycling for reuse. Materials include steel, glass, plastic and precious metals.

•    Improper computer disposal is not only an environmental threat; it is also illegal in many states.

Stayed tuned for news about our NEXT free computer recycling event, and please do your part in your community to always recycle and dispose of hazardous technology products responsibly!

Warmly,
Russ

Founder of Winning in the Cash Flow Business
Dalbey Education Institute 

Founder of Winning in the Cash Flow Business