134 tons of fun

I saw the traffic jam Saturday morning of folks trying to get to T.J. for the County's environmental recycling event, E-CARE. More than 1,800 people delivered a staggering 80-plus tons of electronics, enough to fill five tractor trailer trucks; 47 tons of household hazardous materials and more than seven tons of small metal items such as pots, pans, lawn mowers and vacuum cleaners.

If my math is right, each person brought, on average, almost 150 pounds of stuff to recycle! OMG, that is awesome!

Saturday's haul is nearly 20 tons more than has been collected in any previous recycling event. If you missed E-CARE and you have stuff you need to get rid of, no worries! You can visit the County's Household Hazardous Materials disposal facility or Electronic Collection and Recycling Center.

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Diana Sun is Director of Communications for Arlington County, a walking commuter, a new bicylist, and a happy resident of the urban village of Clarendon.