In January, TFC Recycling and the Virginia Aquarium joined forces to collect unwanted electronics.

More than 600 vehicles dropped off nearly 50-tons (100,000 lbs) of electronics during the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center’s second e-cycling drive. This event brought in five-times the amount of materials collected last year. With the help of TFC Recycling, 50 volunteers filled three semi trucks and two box trucks with unwanted electronics. Additionally, recyclers donated $100 to support the Aquarium’s Green Team, which organizes recycling events and beach clean ups.

TFC Recycling sponsors the Aquarium’s e-cycling events — collecting and processing the electronics free of charge to residents. This offers the public a convenient, safe and green solution to dispose of their e-goods. “We are a proud sponsor of this e-cycling event because it supports the Aquarium’s mission of conservation and helps the community to sustain its valuable resources,” says TFC Vice-President Michael Benedetto. “This is truly a win, win situation,” says April Strickland, organizer of the event and member of the Aquarium’s Green Team. “Not only can individuals safely dispose of their personal electronic equipment, but they can do so knowing that this recovers valuable materials, conserves virgin resources, eliminates waste in landfills and results in lower environmental emissions.”

An estimated 30 million desktops and 12 million laptops are trashed each year. That’s over 112,000 computers discarded per day!* Recycling electronics saves energy: 81% of a desktop computer’s energy use is in MAKING the computer, not using it.*

Still have items you wish to e-cycle? TFC Recycling will be teaming up with the Virginia Aquarium again in the fall. Thank you to everyone who volunteered and to all of the wonderful Virginia Aquarium and TFC Recycling Employees who helped make this the biggest and best E-Cycling event ever!