Canisius College Information Technology Services has been helping the campus recycling movement by encouraging everyone to recycle their old electronics, used ink jet and laser printer cartridges. To date, we have saved more than 100 cell phones and 400 inkjet cartridges from entering landfills over the last three years.
We partner with Operation Gratitude. They collect items for recycling and receive monetary support from their recycling partners. Operation Gratitude goals are to lift morale and put smiles on faces by sending care packages addressed to individual Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines deployed overseas. Operation Gratitude care packages contain food, hygiene products, entertainment items and personal letters of appreciation, all wrapped with good wishes of love and support. More information about Operation Gratitude can be found at this web site.
http://www.operationgratitude.com
Please bring your old cell phones, smart phones, PDA’s, Blackberry’s, iPods and used ink jet printer cartridges to the recycling center drop box located in the Internet Plaza on the second floor of Old Main.
Feel free to bring items from campus or home for this recycling program. Every little bit helps. ITS also encourages you to never throw old electronics into the trash. At home, please save them for one of the special county-wide recycling collection days usually held at ECC and local schools. Keep an eye on the local news for these announcements. Electronics recycling events are usually held monthly throughout Erie County.
We also recycle laser printer toner cartridges. Used laser printer cartridges can be placed in campus mail and sent directly to ITS. Please mark them for Recycling – ITS. To dispose of other electronics on campus, please contact the ITS Help Desk at Ext. 8340.
If you have any questions about the programs mentioned above or want to help out, please contact Scott Clark at Ext. 8357 or clarks@canisius.edu
Submitted by: Scott Clark, computer support specialist III, ITS
