Our recycling partner, Westech Recyclers is handling the donations — for St. Mary’s Food Bank. Friday afternoon, March 30th, from 3pm to 7pm, and the next day, Saturday, March 31st, from 9am to 1pm. It is a strictly recycling event. It is not a swap meet, like the Boy Scout Electronicfest.

They will be shredding documents on Saturday, March 31st (that day only). The first 2 bags or boxes to be shredded are free, and a suggested donation of $5 per bag/box for St. Mary’s Food Bank after that.

Here are more details on the Phoenix Recycles Day:

(PHOENIX) – The Phoenix office of Gordon & Rees LLP, a top national law firm, is sponsoring the inaugural Phoenix Recycles Day event Friday, March 30, and Saturday, March 31.  The event is designed to provide Valley area residents a means to safely dispose of their unwanted or outdated electronic devices, appliances and paperwork.

The drop-off sites are at St. Theresa Catholic School at 50^th Street and Thomas, and four Del Tacorestaurants around the Valley.  The participating Del Taco locations include: Glendale on 79th Avenue near the 101, Chandler on West Ray Road near Dobson Road, Mesa on Southern east of Val Vista Drive and North Phoenix near Tatum Boulevard and Bell Road.  Times for all sites are 3pm- 7pm, Friday March 30, and 9am-1pm, Saturday March 31.  People can drop off electronics both days, but the paper shredding service is only available on Saturday the 31^st.

“You can bring nearly anything with a plug to recycle.  We are expecting to accumulate about 100,000 pounds of e-waste over the course of the event,” said Steve Tully, Co-Managing Partner at Gordon & Rees.  “Phoenix Recycles Day is the perfect opportunity to help people safely get rid of their e-waste, and raise money for a good cause.”

Gordon & Rees has solicited the help of two local companies,Westech Recyclers, and Shred-It, to ensure all recyclables are safely and thoroughly discarded. Shred-It will dispose of two boxes of documents, per person, at no charge, with a suggested donation of five dollars per box to be shredded after that. Donations will benefitSt. Mary’s Food Bank.

The Electronic Takes Back Coalition (ETBC) says Americans throw away more than three million tons of e-waste every year.  The group says only 15% of that is recycled.  They say a large part of that are computers, monitors and televisions that clog up landfills.  Some devices can contain hazardous materials and consumers can even risk their personal information being discovered if electronics are not properly erased.

“It is important to make sure these items are disposed of safely, to minimize the amount of waste in our landfills and keep peoples’ proprietary information private,” said Tully.  “This event has the potential to help so many here locally. Gordon & Rees is proud to sponsor it.”

For a full list of accepted electronics and specific drop-off addresses, go tohttp://www.phoenixrecyclesday.com, and follow the event on Twitter at @phxrecyclesday.

Gordon & Rees is a national law firm  with over 480 attorneys. The firm specializes in litigation , strategic advice, and business transactions services from global corporations   to startup companies.  For more information visit www.gordonreesphx.com.

Our future event dates are: 4/15, 5/20, 6/17, 7/15, 8/19, 9/16, 10/21, 11/18, and 12/16, 2012.

www.electronicfest.com

• Nov 20 2011
• Dec 18 2011
• Jan 15 2012

Our swap meet dates always fall on the 3rd Sunday of every month. The next dates include:

August 21, September 18, and October 16, 2011

Vendor space is available for sellers of electronics, computers, a/v equipment and similar items. Space is usually available starting Sunday morning at 530am ($20 cash for the first vendor space – two car spaces side to side, and $10 for each space thereafter).

Donations of electronic items, working or not, may be tax deductible. Sorry we do not offer a pick up service for donations (with one exception: we will pick up donations of 10 or more computer towers or laptops).

Location: 9062 East Indian Bend Road, in the parking lot between the 5 & Diner and Discount Tire. You can’t miss it!

The Boy Scouts of Troop 446 host this computer swap meet and recycling event the 3rd Sunday morning of every month.

There is no admission fee, or parking fee. There is a small fee for vendors who would like to sell electronics, computers, or tools at Electronicfest (see http://www.electronicfest.com for more  information).

9069 East Indian Bend Road, Scottsdale, AZ

530am to 1030am

Resident Eagle Scout Kent Woods gives an update for this Sunday’s Electronicfest (Feb 20th, 2011).

Disclaimer: The Boy Scouts always have the computer swap meet the 3rd Sunday of every month – rain or shine. This post will last online beyond February 2011, please see our web blog calendar page for up-to-date Electronicfest show times. Thanks!

For example, recently we had posted a story of our January 2011 computer swap meet event in Scottsdale. The event has past, but the post still lives on in archives, just like any other news story.

If you would like to know when our next computer and recycling event is in Scottsdale, please check out our calendar page. It will always have the most up to date information. Our next event is Sunday, February 20th, 2011 (5:30am to 10:30am).