Group holds recycling drive, plans clean-up
VCU environmental group Green Unity held and electronics recycling drive March 16, 17 and 18 in Shafer Court to collect electronics to be recycled properly rather than thrown away.
The group set up a table on the Compass Point where they collected electronics including cell phones, assorted batteries, an iPod, computer printers and video game consoles.
VCU environmental group Green Unity held and electronics recycling drive March 16, 17 and 18 in Shafer Court to collect electronics to be recycled properly rather than thrown away.
The group set up a table on the Compass Point where they collected electronics including cell phones, assorted batteries, an iPod, computer printers and video game consoles.
“We got an Xbox and another iPod that’s not there because people have taken them and said, ‘Yeah, I’ll get this fixed up,’ ” said environmental studies major and Green Unity officer Brantley Tyndall.
Elle Chang, a Green Unity officer double majoring in international studies and political science, said the group wanted the electronics to be disposed of properly rather than thrown into landfills.
“Other things that can be fixed, we might send them somewhere to get fixed so then they can be reused,” said Chang.
Chang said she would be participating in a clean up of the 1100 block of West Grace Street, also known as Hell Block, on Saturday March 21 at 2 p.m. This will be the third of four clean ups needed for the club to officially adopt the block.
More information about Green Unity and their planned clean up projects is available through their Facebook group, called Green Unity 4 VCU.
