EARTH DAY CELEBRATION, PAPER SHREDDING & E-WASTE RECYCLING

                  

For Immediate Release

Come Celebrate Earth Day in Abingdon!

EARTH DAY CELEBRATION, PAPER SHREDDING & E-WASTE RECYCLING

The Town of Abingdon will hold its 2019 EARTH DAY CELEBRATION on Saturday, April 13^th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Fields-Penn House on Main Street across from the Farmers Market in Abingdon.  Admission is FREE. This year there will be approximately 60 groups (non-profits, private groups, local businesses, educators and state & federal agencies) providing a great deal of fun and information to share.  The theme of the event is Sustainability: What does it mean?

Several activities are planned throughout the celebration such as a rain barrel workshop where you can make your own rain barrel to take home (registration required).  There will be a free Kids Zone area with an inflatable slide, popcorn, cotton candy, free games & prizes, a “trash to treasure” crafts tent, educational displays, face painting, and a local foods food court.  There will be a food drive to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank. There is also a call for donations of pet supplies for the local animal shelter (food, bedding, towels, Dawn, bleach) and gently used shoes for a project with Keep Southwest Virginia Beautiful.  Bring in 2 of any of these items requested and receive a free gift.  (One per family, while supplies last)

Just down the street in front of the Arts Depot, we will have free document shredding and a drop-off area for electronic waste (e-waste).  Any item that has a power-cord or uses batteries is considered e-waste. E-waste includes but is not limited to laptop/desktop computers, CRT /LCD monitors, hard drives, modems, plug and play devices, printers/scanners, copiers, commercial telephone equipment, fax machines, power backups, power transformers, misc. electronic business equipment, wires, cables, circuit boards, video game systems, DVD/VCR players, microwave ovens, televisions, and small electronic household appliances. This will be a free service provided by the Town of Abingdon.  Items with compressors like refrigerators, ACs and dehumidifiers cannot be accepted.  Other household hazardous materials (like batteries, chemicals, petroleum products and fluorescent light bulbs) can be taken to MXI Inc. during their annual HHW event in May.

For information, please contact Sarita Moore, of the Town of Abingdon Sustain Abingdon Committee, at 276-628-4321 or visit the Sustain Abingdon website: www.sustainabingdon.com or like us on facebook: www.facebook.com/SustainAbingdon.