Sept. 4, 2009

DAVIS, Calif. - The UC Davis softball and field hockey programs will be offering free e-waste collection as part of a joint fundraiser Nov. 7 during the Aggies' home football game against Cal Poly. The game begins at 1 p.m., and a bin will be available outside the east entrance of Aggie Stadium beginning at 9 a.m. that morning.

California Electronic Asset Recovery (CEAR) will be making the event possible. Items accepted include monitors, televisions, desktop and notebook PCs, VCRs, stereo equipment, speakers, keyboards, mice, PDAs, digital cameras, zip drives, telephones, cell phones, printers, copiers, laser and multifunction scanners and fax machines. CEAR can not accept household appliances (i.e. refrigerators, washers, dryers etc.), furniture, hazardous household waste including batteries, car batteries, paint, pesticides, used oil, cleaning supplies, fluorescent light bulbs, tires etc.

CEAR is a California state-approved electronic waste collector and recycler and is part of the Basel Action Network's responsible e-steward recyclers.

Aggie Stadium is located on the UC Davis campus at Hutchison Dr. and La Rue Rd. Proceeds of the fundraiser will be based on the total weight of the items collected.

For more information or questions, please contact event coordinator Karen Yoder at klyoder@ucdavis.edu or (530) 979-1965.