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E-waste is the fastest growing part of our waste stream. E-Recycling prevents toxic and dangerous materials from entering our landfills and allows for many of the components to be broken down and reused.
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Volunteer Opportunites Spring 2010

Interior Alaska Green Star started as a volunteer effort and remains possible only due to the support it receives from many dedicated volunteers. Our volunteers are a diverse group – students, professionals, office workers, retirees. One thing we all have in common is a desire to make a better world by helping our community reduce waste, conserve energy, reuse or recycle as much as possible, and preserve a healthy and beautiful environment.

If you have the desire and a little time and energy we could really use some help for our upcoming events:

Electronics Recycling Collection
May 21st and 22nd - Tanana Valley State Fairgrounds on College Road – 10am-4pm
 
Don’t throw away that old television, computer, or cell phone!  Interior Alaska Green Star will be collecting old, broken or obsolete electronic items at the Tanana Valley State Fairgrounds parking lot from 10am-4pm on Friday, May 21st and Saturday, May 22nd.  Households are welcome to bring items on both days and we are encouraging businesses to bring them on Friday!  Fees will be collected to cover the costs of recycling fees and hazardous waste disposal.  For more information or to volunteer, please contact Andrea Miller 452-4152 or andrea@iagreenstar.org.
 
Volunteer Opportunities!
We are looking for volunteers to help us out on Friday May 21st and Saturday May 22nd at the Tanana Valley State Fairgrounds. 
 
Shifts run from 9:30am to 1:00 and 12:30pm to 4:00pm.  Food will be provided to all who volunteer.
 
Volunteer opportunities are listed below:
Greeters/Traffic Directors: meet people as they drive up to site, direct them to the unloading area, answer questions, hand out informational flyers
Unloaders: reasonablly strong people to unload electronics (up to 45 pounds each) from cars
Check-in People: track and mark off on a checklist what’s being unloaded from each vehicle
Hard Drive Destructor: Remove and drill out hard drive for anyone wishing to destroy all data on computers they brought.
Sorters: sort medium and small electronics, cables, manuals, peripherals
Pallet packers and wrappers: load and pack pallets, wrap
Cashiers: accept payment of recycling fees and issue receipts if requested
Gophers: errands as required, organize refreshments

We could also use help in posting flyers a couple weeks before the event.

If you would like to volunteer with IAGS please contact Andrea Miller at 452-4152 or andrea@iagreenstar.org.