The recent e-waste recycling event in Cowley County collected 7,513 pounds of total e-waste.

The Green Team and Tri-Beta of Southwestern College collaborated with the City of Winfield for an e-waste recycling event on Wednesday April 1, at the Arkansas City/Winfield Recycling Center located at 7th Avenue and D Street in Strother Field.

PHOTO--SC students that assisted the City of Winfield for the e-waste recycling event were (from L-R): Gideon Galdiano, Eli Moroney, Emma Garrison, Lauren Broz, Jolie Boyd, Taylor Mesna, and Lily Blankenship.

In just the two hours of the event, over 100 cars showed up to recycle more than 3.5 tons of materials including: 4,712 pounds of scanners and printers, 1,152 pounds of televisions and display monitors, 873 pounds of computer towers, 318 pounds of laptops, and 18 pounds of cellphones.

Businesses and individuals brought items to the event. GON Recycling collected the items and processed them for recycling. GON Recycling guarantees 100 percent security on all hard drives and customer information. They are e-Stewards, R2 and ISO 14001 certified.

“The extra donations are helping our students go to conferences and do projects to learn more about sustainability and the environment. We are so thankful for this community, and we look forward to hosting another collection next year,” says Kim Dolphin, assistant professor of biology at Southwestern College.