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40th Anniversary Earth Day
Celebration...At the Fairgrounds!
Read Laurie's blog about the 40th Anniversary Earth Day
Celebration that she is coordinating for the Dutchess County
Fairgrounds.
Read the Hudson Valley Mercantile's article about 40th Anniversary
Earth Day Celebration, and make sure to scroll down to pages two
and three to see a full schedule of events and activities.
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Fairgrounds Electronics Take-Back Day
Working as the Coordinator of the Dutchess County Fairgrounds
Green Initiative, Laure Rich planned, marketed and implemented a
three-day electronics take-back program during Earth Week.
The event ran April 24th through the 26th, 2009, and was hosted
at the Fairgrounds. On Friday, any local business, large or small,
that pre-registered could turn in all of its e-waste for a fee based
on the number of monitors it turned in. Other e-waste, such as old
printers, scanners, etc., were free of charge. On Saturday and
Sunday individuals could drop off as much e-waste as they could fit
in their car for a flat $10 fee.
A partial list of the e-waste that could be dropped off included:
computer towers, monitors, keyboards, printers, drives, scanners,
faxes, modems, televisions, radios, stereos and other electronic
devices.
Over the three-day event more than 100,000 lbs. of e-waste was
collected. All of the e-waste will be recycled or refurbished by
Advanced Recovery, Inc., a US EPA- and NY state DEC-certified
recycler. Any elements of the collected electronic waste that
cannot be recycled will be deconstructed for recapture and re-use
of components and materials, such as precious metals, lead and
other materials, following all guidelines and requirements of the
State.
Read a Poughkeepsie Journal article about this event...
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Fairs and Expos Magazine Article
The following is a two-page "Eco Spot" article that appeared in the
March/April 2009 issue of the IAFE Fairs and Expos magazine. It
summarizes the green initiative program that Laurie Rich designed
and implemented for the Dutchess County Fairgrounds.
[Reprinted with the permission of the IAFE and Fairs and Expos
magazine.]
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40th Anniversary Earth Day
Celebration...At the Fairgrounds!
Read Laurie's blog about the 40th Anniversary Earth Day
Celebration that she is coordinating for the Dutchess County
Fairgrounds.
Read the Hudson Valley Mercantile's article about 40th Anniversary
Earth Day Celebration, and make sure to scroll down to pages two
and three to see a full schedule of events and activities.
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Fairgrounds Electronics Take-Back Day
Working as the Coordinator of the Dutchess County Fairgrounds
Green Initiative, Laure Rich planned, marketed and implemented a
three-day electronics take-back program during Earth Week.
The event ran April 24th through the 26th, 2009, and was hosted
at the Fairgrounds. On Friday, any local business, large or small,
that pre-registered could turn in all of its e-waste for a fee based
on the number of monitors it turned in. Other e-waste, such as old
printers, scanners, etc., were free of charge. On Saturday and
Sunday individuals could drop off as much e-waste as they could fit
in their car for a flat $10 fee.
A partial list of the e-waste that could be dropped off included:
computer towers, monitors, keyboards, printers, drives, scanners,
faxes, modems, televisions, radios, stereos and other electronic
devices.
Over the three-day event more than 100,000 lbs. of e-waste was
collected. All of the e-waste will be recycled or refurbished by
Advanced Recovery, Inc., a US EPA- and NY state DEC-certified
recycler. Any elements of the collected electronic waste that
cannot be recycled will be deconstructed for recapture and re-use
of components and materials, such as precious metals, lead and
other materials, following all guidelines and requirements of the
State.
Read a Poughkeepsie Journal article about this event...
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Fairs and Expos Magazine Article
The following is a two-page "Eco Spot" article that appeared in the
March/April 2009 issue of the IAFE Fairs and Expos magazine. It
summarizes the green initiative program that Laurie Rich designed
and implemented for the Dutchess County Fairgrounds.
[Reprinted with the permission of the IAFE and Fairs and Expos
magazine.]
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