A total of 220 tons of e-waste was collected either at permanent sites or collection events in the U.P. this year. That is a 15% increase from last summer. The Lake Superior Watershed Partnership says that increase is from the combination of public education and drop-off opportunities.
U.P. Elective Pay Ambassador Krystle Baecker says the LSWP has worked throughout the summer to bring pop-up collection sites to as many locations as possible. 鈥淭hroughout the summer, we鈥檒l travel to different towns, trying to hit a wide range, and we鈥檒l spend part of a day there where anyone that鈥檚 located in that area can come and drop off all their electronic waste,鈥� Baecker says.
Steve Noble is the electronic recycling specialist at the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy. He says collection events are useful if you can鈥檛 get to a disposal site.