DSU Offers Electronic Recycling Program

I've been harping on TransCanada and Hyperion for the potential damage their projects could do to South Dakota's clean air, water, and land. But pollution isn't the particular purview of the petro-plutocrats -- we regular folks have a responsibility to keep the world clean as well.

Consider the waste from all of our electronic gadgets. KJAM reports this morning that Americans replace their cell phones on average every 12-18 months. That means we throw out 130 million phones a year. Where do all those gadgets go?

Let's hope not in the garbage, or the ditch. Fun KJAM stat of the morning: one cell phone contains enough cadmium to pollute 158,200 gallons of water (that's as much water as Mrs. Madville Times, Madville Jr., and I would go through in 63 years).

But never fear: DSU has an easy green solution. The Karl E. Mundt Library and DSU Student Senate are doing a fundraiser with EcoPhones. Bring in your cell phones and all your other "old electronics -- ink jet cartridges, DVD’s, laptop/notebook computers, MP3 players, digital cameras, digital video recorders, digital picture frames, GPS devices, portable DVD players, video games, and video game consoles -- whew! That's a lot of e-junk! You dump your e-junk at the Mundt Library, the DSU Trojan Center, or the Madison Public Library. Your gadgets go away to be recycled, and the money raised funds purchases for the DSU library collection.

Green for the earth, green for education -- heck of a deal! Bring in your e-junk today!