-Saturday, April 21, 2012 from 12 noon to 5pm at PS 87 Tecumseh Playgrounds at West 77 Street between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues, Manhattan Celebrate Earth Month with Council Member Gale A. Brewer, Upper West Side Recycling Center & SIMS Recycling Solutions at a FREE E-RECYCLING EVENT! The following items will be accepted: Working and non-working computers (laptops, desktops, servers); Peripherals: monitors, printers, keyboards, mice, cables, etc. TVs, stereo equipment, VCRs, DVD players, cable receivers, faxes, scanners, video games, Cell phones, Flashlight-type batteries (AA, C, D, etc) – please tape the ends, Textiles (clothing, shoes, blankets, sheets, towels etc) wearable or unwearable. Items not accepted: Other electronic items including appliances (microwave ovens, toasters etc.), air conditioners, white goods, wall phones, carpeting. While electronic devices are safe to use in the home or office, they do pose an environmental risk when improperly discarded. Computers, monitors, and printers have cathode ray tubes, circuit boards, and other electronic components that contain toxic pollutants such as lead, mercury, and cadmium. These electronic items are the fastest growing portion of our waste stream. Although e-waste currently makes up a small percentage of our household garbage, it accounts for about 40% of the toxins in that waste. Recycling helps keep it out of landfills, incinerators and the environment. All collected computers and electronics will go to an EPA-licensed recycler. Made possible by Sims Recycling Solutions.
Thursday, July 12, 2012 at 8pm and Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 8pm - Philharmonic Brings Back Free Central Park Concerts Music Director Alan Gilbert will kick off the series with performances of Respighi’s "Fountains of Rome and Pines of Rome" with Tchaikovsky’s "Symphony No. 4" in Central Park's Great Lawn on July 12, 2012. Info: http://www.nyphil.org/
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