Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, and the Girl Up New York Regional Coalition have announced a series of free electronic waste collection and recycling events for local Manhattan residents. Each of the events will take place at a local Manhattan school where profits from the collection, reconditioning and resale of electronics collected will benefit Girl Up, a campaign of the United Nations Foundation.
The multi-site event will be held from March 4-9 at the following Manhattan schools:
- Brearley School, 610 East 83rd St.
- Grace Church School, 46 Cooper Square
- Hewitt School, 45 East 75 St
- Nightingale-Bamford School, 20 East 92nd St
- Notre Dame School, 327 West 13th St.
- Sacred Heart School, 1 East 91st St
- Spence School, 22 East 91st St
At all participating schools, unwanted cell phones, tablets, notebooks, laptops and small gaming devices will be collected. Students at each school will collect the items and pack into boxes provided by ERI. Collected materials will be shipped to ERI for environmentally appropriate processing and remarketing.
Through Girl Up, the profits from all refurbished and resold items will go directly to help girls go to school, see a doctor, and stay safe from violence.
“Through ERI collection drives, Girl Up supporters will be able to fundraise without making a monetary donation,” said Sofia Stafford, a Hewitt School student and one of the key organizers of the events, “something that can be challenging for youth.”
“We’re extremely proud to be involved in this special series of recycling programs alongside Sofia and our other friends at the Girl Up New York Regional Coalition,” said John Shegerian, Chairman and CEO of ERI. “Together with the United Nations Foundation and this extraordinary campaign, we are helping the good people of New York become more environmentally responsible by offering them a convenient opportunity to contribute to an important cause at the same time.”
Girl Up Regional Coalitions are groups of Girl Up Clubs and supporters from the same geographical area that are working together to further the Girl Up cause. Girl Up gives American girls the opportunity to become global leaders and channel their energy and compassion to raise awareness and funds for United Nations programs that help some of the world’s hardest-to-reach adolescent girls. Girl Up envisions a world where all girls, no matter where they live, have the opportunity to become educated, healthy, safe, counted and positioned to be the next generation of leaders.
To learn more about Girl Up, visit girlup.org.