Recycle Those Old Electronics
Posted April 20, 2015 at 5:55 am by Tim Dustrude
Jesus Chairez and Cory Ochoa – Contributed photo
Got any old cell phones laying around unused in a drawer somewhere? Jesus Chairez and Cory Ochoa are recycling old cell phones and other electronics for their FHHS Community Service Project as a way to help keep them out of land fills and also to help the Jane Goodall Institute save Chimpanzee habitat. Here’s the story in their own words…
We are collecting cell phones to recycle them. This is part of the Jane Goodall institute. By recycling these electronics, we will stop some mining for the materials needed to make them. [Most of the mining for these materials] is done in or around chimpanzee habitats. In the long run [we will be] saving chimpanzees lives!
You can find our collection box at The Barking Bird. The end date to collect cell phones is Friday the 24th of April. Our goal is 50 electronics – any of these devices including cellphones, laptops, Mp3 players, handheld gaming consoles, e-readers, portable hard drives and GPS handheld units. Together we can reach this goal! Here is a website you can click on for an overview of the program http://www.janegoodall.org/recycle-your-electronics-benefit-jgi
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