Spring "Greening" — Donations Accepted for Earth Day Celebration

Kick off your spring-cleaning efforts by gathering items for these Georgia Tech Earth Day Celebration programs: 

• Reuse-A-Shoe: The Nike Reuse-A-Shoe program grinds up old athletic shoes and turns them into material used to build running tracks, basketball courts and tennis courts. Used athletic shoes (with rubber bottoms) can be dropped off at the Office of Solid Waste Management and Recycling, Barnes & Noble @ Georgia Tech Bookstore, and Burdell’s. For a list of other drop off locations, visit /earthday.gatech.edu/shoot.html.
• Clothing Swap: Gently used clothing and accessories are being collected for the sixth annual Clothing Swap, which will be held during the 2014 Earth Day celebration on Friday, April 18. At the Earth Day Celebration students, faculty and staff may shop through the donated items — free of charge! Drop-off locations include the Office of Solid Waste Management and Recycling (947 Atlantic Dr., 404-385-0088), Barnes & Noble @ Georgia Tech, Burdell’s or Thursdays at the Georgia Tech Farmer’s Market on Tech Walk from 11am to 1pm. For a list of other drop off locations, visit earthday.gatech.edu/clothing_swap.html.
• E-Waste Drive: Tech has partnered with Atlanta Recycling Solutions to host an electronics recycling drive. E-waste, including laptops and keyboards, can be dropped off during the Earth Day festivities, or items can be dropped off ahead of time at the Office of Solid Waste Management and Recycling (email recycle@gatech.edu for an appointment). Personal E-waste only. No state or unit property.  For a list of items that can be recycled, visit earthday.gatech.edu/e-waste2014.html.
• Office Supply Exchange: Donate your unused supplies for the Office Supply Exchange. At Earth Day, members of the campus community can shop through the donated items — free of charge! Drop off supplies at the Office of Solid Waste Management and Recycling Tuesdays and Thursdays between 10am and 2pm, or Thursdays at the Georgia Tech Farmer’s Market on Tech Walk from 11am to 1pm. More information at earthday.gatech.edu/office_supply_exchange.html.

For more information on these and other Earth Day events, visit www.earthday.gatech.edu.