The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency held a press conference with City of Milwaukee officials about the EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge. Milwaukee's Earth Day Challenge event on Saturday, April 26 is a one-day electronic scrap collection hosted by the city of Milwaukee Department of Public Works. Those speaking the April 16, 20087 press conference included EPA deputy regional administrator Bharat Mathur (EPA Region 5 Office in Chicago, Ill.), Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and Milwaukee Department of Public Works (DPW) Director Rick Meyers, and others. Event partners include the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, city of Milwaukee Department of Public Works (DPW), Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful, the Italian Community Center, Midwest Computer Recyclers and WISN TV. --- EPA Funds Electronic Scrap Event: City Residents get Opportunity to Recycle Televisions and Electronics Milwaukee's Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge, sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, will offer City of Milwaukee residents an opportunity to recycle their old television sets. The one-day electronic scrap collection event will be held on Saturday, April 26th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Italian Community Center South parking lot, located at 631 East Chicago. Scrap electronics constitute the fastest growing segment of municipal solid waste stream. Electronic waste or e-scrap may contain hazardous materials including lead, mercury and heavy metals that can pose a risk to human and environmental health through the release of toxics into the air and water. Proper disposal and recycling are needed to avoid unwanted pollution and divert waste from the landfills. Televisions, computers and all computer accessories (monitors, printers, laptops, desktop PCs, keyboards, mice, and related cables) will be accepted. Items will be processed for reuse or recycling in an environmentally responsible manner. Any personal information left on the hard drives will be destroyed. This event is free and open to City of Milwaukee residents, who must present an ID or copy of a bill with a Milwaukee address. The event is for residents only. Mary A. Gade, EPA Great Lakes National Program Manager and Region 5 Administrator, stated, "EPA is counting on thousands of people in the Great Lakes basin to do their part and find a nearby collection event where they can safely get rid of their old electronics. "It's a win-win situation for the public and for the Great Lakes ecosystem. This is an easy was for everyone to take part in protecting the Great Lakes," Gade said. Event partners include the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, city of Milwaukee Department of Public Works (DPW), Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful, the Italian Community Center, Midwest Computer Recyclers and WISN TV. For more info contact: Cecilia Gilbert, Permits & Communications Manager, 286-3261 or 708-2295 (cell) --- Milwaukee Dept. Of Public Works: http://www.mpw.net Milwaukee DPW e-Waste event page: http://www.mpw.net/Pages/escrap.html Milwaukee e-Waste event flyer/ad: http://www.mpw.net/docs/escrap_flyer.pdf http://www.mpw.net/docs/escrap_ad.pdf Milwaukee event map: http://www.mpw.net/docs/escrap_map.pdf --- Related websites: --- WISN News Milwaukee, WI: http://www.wisn.com/news/15902308/detail.html ---- EPA Region 5 Office in Chicago, Illinois Mary A. Gade, Regional Administrator, Great Lakes National Program Manager Regional Administrator reports directly to the EPA Administrator at EPA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. 312-886-3000 This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it http://www.epa.gov/region5/ --- EPA Region 5 Office in Chicago, Illinois Bharat Mathur, EPA Deputy Regional Administrator 312-886-3000 This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it http://www.epa.gov/region5/aboutr5/organization.htm --- WISN News Channel 12 Milwaukee: http://www.wisn.com --- Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful Joe Wilson, executive director 414-272-5462, ext. 103 http://www.kgmb.org/ KGMB is coordinating volunteers for event on Sat., April 26, 2008 http://www.kgmb.org/volunteer.html Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful, Inc. (KGMB) is an award winning, private, non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization. Established in 1983, it has been affiliated with Keep America Beautiful, Inc. since 1985. For tours call: 414-272-5462 http://www.kgmb.org/contact.html KGMB links: http://www.greeningmilwaukee.org http://www.everydrop.org ------- Milwaukee Earth Healing Initiative page: http://www.earthhealinginitiative.org/milwaukee.html --- Earth Healing Initiative Milwaukee interfaith liaison: Rev. Brad Brown, campus pastor, Marquette University Lutheran Campus Ministry, Milwaukee 414-288-3691 Marquette University Ministry/LCM websites: http://www.mulutherans.com http://www.marquette.edu/um

Author: EarthHealingTV
Keywords: Milwaukee DPW electronics e-waste EPA Environmental Protection Agency Bharat Mathur Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge
Added: April 22, 2008