The Hearst Elementary E-cycle and Swap Spot

Hearst’s Annual E-cycle and Swap Spot is scheduled for Saturday, November 1st from 9am to 1pm. The Hearst E-cycle is a broader green, health, and community event that provides a place for people to recycle old electronics, batteries, computers, and the like. But it is so much more than that. It is also an opportunity for us to remind our children to reduce re-use and recycle. At the E-cycle folks can find: Electronics Recycling sponsored by Potomac E-scrap Document shredding and recycling by Eco Shred ($5 per box suggested donation) Computer hard drive crushing ($10 fee) Gently used children’s book sale sponsored by our Hearst librarian, Elizabeth Vandivier The Bike Swap and new this year Sporting Equipment Swap The Electronics Swap Table Come see what Whole Foods, Tenleytown is cooking up for the Holidays Family Yoga Sessions by sponsored by Lil Omm Yoga (9:30am and 10am) The DC Diaper Bank Table (donation drop off) Delicious PTA-Hosted bake sale items The Amorini Panini Food Truck ready to serve you breakfast or lunch And much more… But for the E-cycle to be a success, we need your help! Not only do we need volunteers throughout the day, but over the next few weeks please take a look around you home and identify items that are no longer needed and can be donated to this event rather than thrown out. Items such as: Children’s Books (please box/bag up and place outside the library door) Electronics (start a pile to bring out the day of the event- see acceptable items) Bikes, adult’s and children’s for the Swap (bring them the day of the event or contact us at hearstecycle@gmail.com) Old or Unused Sporting equipment (extra soccer balls, basketballs, soccer cleats, baseball mitts, lacrosse gear, uniforms, camping equipment, etc- contact us at hearstecycle@gmail.com) Donate something sweet to eat to the bake sale table Donate toiletries and snack bars to our homeless community (Ms. Beech and Mrs. Wendt will be collecting travel sized toiletries at a designated table) And of course, please tell a friend and bring a friend. For more information or to volunteer your time, please contact the E-cycle Team at hearstecycle@gmail.com Below is a list of acceptable electronic items at the E-cycle. Answering machines Appliances Air Conditioners All types of cables UPS Batteries BBQ Camcorders CDs/DVDs/VHS tapes Cell Phones CD players Computers Computer equipment Copiers Dot matrix printers DVD players Electric typewriters Electric motors File cabinets Gaming systems Fax machines Keyboards/Mice Hard drives Household electronics Home appliances Ink/Toner Lab equipment Laptops Laptop batteries Mainframe equipment Metals of all kind Networking equipment PCI cards PDAs Plasma TV's LCD Monitors Power supplies Printers Printed circuit boards Radios Routers Scanners Smart phones Stereos and components Switches Telephones Telecom equipment Testing equipment Toner cartridges Vintage electronics If it plugs in, or is metal and heavy Hearst Elementary wants to recycle it! Please note that we cannot accept light bulbs, thermostats or smoke alarms. There is also a $10 charge to accept a CRT monitor, tube TVs, projection TV or for hard drive crushing.