Broadway Green Alliance (BGA) will hold an e-waste drive on Oct. 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. across from the red steps in Duffy Square, at the corner of 46th Street and Seventh Avenue. Representatives of BGA will accept donations of eligible electronics. The drive is open to all, including shows, theaters, industry members and fans, and provides a free resource to recycle unwanted electronics.
BGA e-waste drives accept computers (including combination TV/computers), computer peripherals, electronic cords, fax machines, CPUs, phones, laptops, printers, power tools, PDAs, pagers, cameras and other digital devices that contain data. Light bulbs, batteries, household appliances, air conditioning units, coffee machines and medical devices are not accepted. For shows, theaters and industry members, the first donated hamper of e-waste is free, with a suggested fee of 50 cents per pound after that. All are welcome to contribute up to 100 pounds of e-waste.
Donated e-waste will be collected by BGA’s partner 4th Bin, an organization dedicated to secure and sustainable e-waste recycling. The company will destroy the data contained on donated devices before processing them for recycling.
Launched in 2008 as an ad hoc committee of the Broadway League, BGA encourages the adoption of sustainable, environmentally friendly practices by the theater industry and its fans. The organization’s offerings include regular textile drives, the Green Captain Awards and its recently expanded Climate Talk program. BGA’s previous electronics drive helped divert 2,640 pounds of e-waste from landfills this past spring.
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