Interfaith environment action: Milwaukee area residents turn in about 32 tons of electronics and 3.5 tons of pharmaceuticals in EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge
Milwaukee area residents turned in 32 tons of electronic waste and 3.5 tons of pharmaceuticals during two events in EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge
There were two collection events in the Milwaukee area as part of the EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge.
About 3.5 tons of pharmaceuticals were turned by the public during the Milwaukee area�s Medicine Collection Day on Saturday, April 19, 2008.
Meanwhile - the Milwaukee DPW organized an electronics collection on Saturday, April 26, 2008 that garner about 32 tons of electronics.
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Hundreds of Milwaukee residents dropped off electronics as nearly 32 tons of e-waste was collected during the Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge.
The Milwaukee Department of Public Works (DPW) kept things organized and flowing smoothly as cars lined up to drop off electronics for recycling.
The collection site off-loaded an average of three cars per minute.
The electronics are often called e-waste or e-scrap.
Officials say 706 cars dropped off electronics at the collection site located in a large parking lot south of the Italian Community Center just west of the Summerfest Grounds.
This collection site was within eyeshot of Lake Michigan near the Henry Maier Festival Park better known as the Summerfest Grounds where the world's largest music festival is held.
The one-day collection event, organized by the City of Milwaukee DPW, was held on April 26, 2008
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