The Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake Tribe) and Gun Lake Casino will be host for an electronics recycling event from 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday, June 9 near the casino off Exit 61 on the U.S.-131 Expressway.
A $10 fee is required to recycle tube-style television and computer monitors. The tribe will sponsor the cost of the first 200 such units. This event is being held in conjunction with local electronics recycler Comprenew.
“The tribe and casino support electronic waste recycling because it is a growing concern to our environment,” spokesman James Nye said. “Electronic waste in our landfills can leak harmful toxins into our soil and groundwater.”
Acceptable items include office and household electronics, cell phones, radios, microwaves, VCRs and TVs, computer laptops, monitors, keyboards and mice, printers, speakers and power cords. Comprenew will erase or destroy all computer hard drives.
“Take advantage of this opportunity to properly dispose of obsolete electronic items,” Nye urged. “Comprenew uses best practices in the electronics recycling and data security industry. Comprenew does not ship e-waste overseas, and the zero-landfill policy requires that all e-waste received is recycled, refurbished or reused.”
