Recycle Your Electronics on CITGO E-Recycle Day, March 22 CITGO Lake Charles Manufacturing Complex is partnering with the City of Lake Charles, Team Green of Southwest Louisiana, Keep Calcasieu Beautiful, McNeese State University, and Waste Management to host the sixth annual E-Recycle Day, where community members
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can bring their electronics for recycling, on Saturday, March 22, from 8 to 11 a.m. at the McNeese Cowboy Stadium parking lot. “The sixth annual E-Recycle Day is an extension of the core value of environmental stewardship CITGO upholds as a
socially responsible neighbor in Southwest Louisiana. We are privileged to serve our community by offering E-Recycle Day to the communities we serve,” said CITGO Vice President & General Manager Tomeu Vadell. “Our community looks forward to this event because it helps residents properly dispose of electronic items,” said Mayor Randy Roach. “We appreciate the sponsorship of CITGO and the efforts of our community partners and volunteers that help make E-Recycle Day possible. This event makes a strong statement about the spirit of cooperation which enables us to work together on these types of worthwhile projects.” Vehicles should enter the Cowboy Stadium parking lot through the Common Street entrance to drop off their E-waste
items. Only residential deliveries will be accepted. Acceptable items include: computers, computer monitors, computer peripherals, printers, fax machines, keyboards, photocopiers, televisions, VCRs, stereos, home and office phones, cell phones and consumer electronics. Mercury items accepted include: lamps (fluorescent, high intensity discharge, neon, mercury vapor, high pressure sodium and metal halide), and thermostats and thermometers containing metallic or liquid mercury. Unacceptable items include: smoke detectors, fire alarms, dehumidifiers, large appliances (refrigerators, etc.), medical equipment, and units with sludge or liquids. For more information, call 491-1481.
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