Saturday, April 20, 2024, 10 am – 1 pm
Lakeridge Middle School, 4700 Jean Road
Visit the third annual Lake Oswego Sustainability Resource Fair! Celebrate Earth Day and connect with diverse organizations across our community that are advancing sustainability.
This year’s fair will include even more hands-on activities and free resources to learn how you can help protect the environment, save money, and live well:
● Learn about green homes, going solar, emergency preparedness, gardening, sustainable landscaping, recycling right, and more!
● Check out electric vehicles with an EV ride-and-drive
● Drop off your electronic waste for recycling by Green Century Recycling (see attached list of accepted materials)
● Sign up for volunteer activities with local groups
● Participate in arts & crafts activities for kids
● Food tastings from our schools’ healthy, sustainable meal program
● Check out sustainability-focused materials from the Lake Oswego Public Library
● Pick up a free native seedling for your yard
● Join S3G to re-home sporting equipment to families that will enjoy it after your family has outgrown it. See shiftinggearsgiftinggear.org for details.
This event is hosted in collaboration with the City of Lake Oswego Sustainability Advisory Board, Lake Oswego School District, Lake Oswego Sustainability Network, and Oswego Lake Watershed Council.
Green Century Recycling E-waste Collection
The following materials will be accepted free of charge in working or non-working conditions:
● Computers
● Laptops
● TV & Monitors (All types)
● Hard drives (Secure Data Destruction Provided)
● Misc. Computer Components (Floppy drives, Printed Circuit Boards (PCB), etc.)
● Cords/Wires/Chargers/Power strips
● Servers/Switches
● Routers/Hubs/Modems
● Networking Devices
● Communications Equipment
● Point of Sale (POS) equipment
● Printers/Scanners (remove ink/toner cartridges)
● Fax/Copiers
● Keyboards/Mice
● Misc. Office Machines
● Misc. Electronics
● VCRs, DVD Players
● Cable & Satellite Equipment
● Testing Equipment
● Stereo/Audio Components
● Cell Phones (with or without batteries)
● PDAs, Handheld Games
● Cameras
● Telephones
● Gaming Consoles/Systems
● UPS (uninterruptible power supply) and other Lead Acid Batteries
● Small/Large Appliances (which includes microwaves, toasters, blenders, etc.)
● Electric Power Tools
● Laptop Batteries, Cell Phone Batteries, Li-On batteries
● Ferrous & Non-Ferrous Metals
● Air Conditioners
● Bare Tube CRT
Please note the following items will not be accepted:
● Light bulbs/ballasts
● Household Batteries
● Toner Cartridges
● Media (CD/DVD, tapes, floppy discs)
● Solar Panels
● Refrigerators
● Fire Extinguishers
● Mercury-containing Devices (Thermostats, Ionization Smoke Detectors)
● Wood
For questions about material handling or secure data destruction, please call Green Century at 503-764-9963 or visit www.GreenCenturyOnline.net
