Angelenos Gear Up For 'America Recycles Day'
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Nov. 15 is "America Recycles Day." What have you recycled today?
To celebrate "America Recycles Day," L.A. Live is launching its public recycling program by collecting light bulbs, batteries and E-waste from 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. L.A. Live is also hosting a recycling education fair from 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m..
Items that will be collected include light bulbs, batteries and used sporting goods. E-waste items that will be accepted include:
- Cell phones
- CRT devices including older televisions and computer monitor
- Desktop computer monitors, hard drives and Laptop Computer
- Televisions (Plasma, LCD, CRT)
- Portable electronics (DVD players, handheld video games, cd players
- Cash registers and oscilloscopes containing CRTs
- Computer keyboards, mouse and other peripherals
- Telephones, cell phones, and answering machines
- Stereo equipment, radios, tape and phonographs
- Video cassette recorders and calculators
- Microwave Ovens
To drop off recyclables, at Nokia Plaza L.A. Live, enter Chick Hearn Court from Figueroa and 11th Streets.
Recycling is an effort that more elected officials want citizens to take on, especially since the city of Los Angeles is feeding nearby landfills at an alarming rate.
The city plans to launch their own campaign called "Don't Waste LA" to call for changes in the region's commercial waste system.
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