MAUMEE, Ohio — If you have old laptops you no longer use, need or want, you can take care of some spring cleaning while promoting sustainability efforts by bringing them to a local recycling event.
Through May 31, Genoa Bank's Maumee, Sylvania and Perrysburg/Rossford locations will accept laptops for recycling during a month-long event called "Graduate Your Laptop". According to a post made to Genoa Bank's Facebook page, all data from donated laptops will be securely destroyed.
Laptops will then be either fully recycled or refurbished and resold at a low price to students in the fall. AIM Ecycling LLC, a northwest Ohio-based e-cycling company, will recycle and refurbish the items.
To drop off a laptop, visit any of the three aforementioned locations during lobby hours, which are as follow:
Monday - Thursday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Friday: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
In addition to helping local students, recycling and reusing electronics can benefit the environment. According to the CDC, laptops and other electronic devices contain heavy metals and other hazardous materials that, when not properly recycled, can enter the environment and negatively impact human health.
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