Electronics Recycling
Electronic waste is the fastest growing segment of our nation’s waste stream. Electronics may be safe to use, but when discarded they can leak toxic chemicals like lead, mercury and cadmium into our water and air. Additionally, recycling the precious metals in electronics helps reduce the need to find new sources.
Since 2006, Inletkeeper has worked with local partners to host an annual electronic recycling event in Homer, and starting in 2011 we have expanded this program to include e-waste collection in the Kachemak Bay villages of Nanwalek, Port Graham, and Seldovia.
Over 100,000 pounds of electronic waste has been collected since 2006, including over 18,000 pounds during the 2012 collection event.
Cook Inletkeeper is committed to finding ways to expand electronics recycling opportunities throughout the watershed, including reaching out to businesses and other large volume users of electronics, coordinating e-waste removal from remote villages, and coordinating with other communities that are already working to address the e-waste problem.
For more information about electronic recycling, or if you are interested in hosting an electronics recycling event in your community, contact Dorothy Melambianakis at dorothy@inletkeeper.org or 907.235.4068 x34
