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Immediate Release
SCOTT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP ANNOUNCES THE SUCCESSFFUL CONCLUSION
OF THE LOYALIST TOWNSHIP E-WASTE DROP OFF DAY
KINGSTON, ONTARIO, MAY 4, 2009 –
As Earth Week celebrations come to an end, the Scott Environmental
Group is proud to announce that in joining forces with Loyalist
Township and the Ontario Electronics Stewardship (OES) Waste
Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Program the Loyalist
township E- Waste Day held Saturday May 2nd was an absolute
success. We, together as a community, diverted 37,000kgs of
waste from landfill. The e- waste day attracted over 2500
participants who dropped off TVs, computers, printers, faxes
and laptops. None of this success would have been possible
is not for our community media partners. To the many media
outlets who broadcast the event and covered it with enthusiasm
and passion thank you very much for your concern and commitment
to the environment and our community. Aligned with the provincial
Ministry of Environment, we are well on our way to diverting
an additional 160,000 tonnes of electronic waste, into reuse
and recycling solutions over the next 5 years. The WEEE program
maps out a plan to divert 17,000 tonnes of e-waste in the
first year rising to 75,000 tonnes annually (60 per cent of
available material) in year five. Over the first five years,
the target is to divert 161,000 tonnes.
"SEG has a long and proud history of giving back to the
community we serve," said Charlie Mignault, Director
of Strategic. This initiative is part of our ongoing progress
which demonstrates our commitment to remaining the regional
leader in environmental sustainability."
As an organization we are already planning a new e –
waste initiative in early June. We look forward to continuing
these successful events, creating a culture of sustainability
with employees, customers and working with community organizations
in developing solutions to environmental challenges.
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Program Plan
can be viewed at: http://www.ontarioelectronicstewardship.ca/program.html
OES website: www.ontarioelectronicstewardship.ca
WDO website: www.wdo.ca
http://www.ontarioelectronicstewardship.ca/transporters/transporters.html
About Scott Environmental Group Limited
Scott Environmental Group Limited creates systems for today
and tomorrow that have a positive impact on our environment.
By incubating and commercializing unique environmental technologies
they develop sound waste-management solutions for clients.
This mandate generates specialized capabilities to conserve
resources and recycle usable resources back into the supply
chain. For further information, please visit SEG’s website
at www.scottindustrialservices.com.
Contact:
Charlie Mignault
Director of Strategic Development
613 331 5028
cmignault@scottindustrialservices.com
www.scottindustrialservices.com
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