2nd Annual Recycle and Help Repair the World event

Who/When:

Join Congregation Kol Ami, Lowe’s Home Improvement, SEER   Recycling, Green Shred, Publix, Running Center, Goodwill Industries, Tampa   Jewish Federation and other community organizations on Sunday, April 14, 2013 from 10   a.m. to 3 p.m. for “Earth Day   2013: Recycle & Help Repair the World.” Volunteers will be on hand to   help members of the community recycle their unwanted items in an   environmentally friendly and responsible manner.

Where:

Lowe’s Home Improvement Carrollwood

Between Fletcher Avenue   & Stall Road on the east side of North Dale Highway

Tampa, FL

What/Why:

There is no limit to the quantity of items any one can   drop off for recycling. A variety of companies will be participating in the   Earth Day event so that the community can bring and dispose of the following:

•   Electronics, computers, printers and TVs
•   Large and small appliances
•   Documents to be shredded
•   Batteries, cell phones, light bulbs
•   Canned food for local food bank

Items, such as sneakers, small furniture and   appliances, cleaning supplies, and toolkits can also be donated, and will be   given to First Nesters, a non-profit organization that helps children who   have aged out of foster care.

Despite the   rain, as well as the threat of a downpour, the greater Tampa Bay community   arrived in droves for the inaugural Earth Day 2012 event. Through the course   of 5 hours, close to 500 cars along with people walking-up were able to   embrace being environmentally friendly by recycling electronics, computers,   printers, microwaves, cell phones, confidential paper documents, as well as   donating furniture, clothing, and small appliances. A 53-foot SEER (Secure   Environmental Electronics Recycling) truck was filled to capacity with 26,810   pounds of electronics, and Goodwill Industries received donations that packed   their truck. A total of 9,000 pounds of paper were shredded within the   confines of the Shred-It truck, a feat that had never been achieved prior to   Earth Day 2012. Ninety-seven cell phones were collected for recycling, which   were going to be used to purchase phone cards for American soldiers.  And last but not least, First Nesters filled   three pick-up trucks to the brim with donated items destined for children who   have aged out of foster care and are now on their own, for use in their first   apartment.

For questions or information about pick-up arrangements,   please send an email to Sheri Peterson at .

Press Contact:

Phoebe Ochman, E-mail: ; Phone:   813-781-8651