On April 22, 2012, people across the globe will be participating in the 42nd annual Earth Day celebration. Earth Day was originally created to generate awareness and appreciation of our natural environment. In 1970, Earth Day was celebrated for the first time in San Francisco and a few other cities around that area. Since then, it has gained international recognition and is celebrated by more than 500 million people in 175 countries each year.
In years past, EverLights has participated in Earth Day events in our local community, such as 5k walks, e-waste recycling drives and local park clean-ups. While we are very proud of our past efforts to help improve the environment, we decided it was time to take it one step further. This year, EverLights will celebrate Earth Day by hosting a number of E-Waste recycling drives across the city. We wanted to take the things we’ve been doing well in our own community, and make an impact on a larger group by doing something similar in downtown Chicago. By setting up shop in the lobby of our partner buildings, we will be providing the tenants with a convenient location to bring old electronics, while also giving them a forum to ask any questions they might have about e-waste recycling.
We were very fortunate to find two buildings to help us hold our inaugural e-waste recycling Earth Day program. Our great partners at Lowe Construction & Management Company will help us celebrate by allowing us to collect e-waste in their lobby on two separate days during the week leading up to Earth Day.
Calendar of Events
Date: Monday, April 16, 2012
Time: 9 a.m. – Noon
Address: 70 E. Lake Street
Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Time: 9 a.m. – Noon
Address: 815 W. Van Buren
Date: Thursday, April 19, 2012
Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Address: 303 E. Wacker
Date: Friday, April 20, 2012
Time: 9 a.m. – Noon
Address: North Shore Hospitals (Evanston, Glenbrook, Highland Park, Skokie)
Date: Monday, April 23, 2012
Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Address: 111 S. Wacker
On each of these days you will find EverLights in the lobby of the building listed. We will be on hand with a box to place the e-waste in, informational materials about e-waste recycling laws and other recycling regulations, and a free Earth-friendly giveaway for all participants.
The cost of recycling will be covered by the buildings, so tenants can recycle as much as they would like at no cost to them.
Come on out and help EverLights celebrate Earth Day by recycling your old electronics. Not only will you be helping the environment by recycling, but we’ll also give you a free gift to take home. Want to know what it is? Stop by our event and find out!
For more information about the Earth Day events, or for lamp and ballast recycling information, contact us at (877) 934-9873 or by email at info@everlights.com.
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