Electronics efforts awarded. (BackPage).The Bergen County Utilities Authority (BCUA), Little Ferry, N.J., has received an Environmental Quality Award from the U.S. EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. for its computer and electronics recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment. program. The BCUA allows county residents to drop off unwanted computers, monitors, printers, keyboards, fax machines, speakers and cables any weekday morning, by appointment. The authority also hosts collection events periodically. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. BCUA solid waste manager Mark Vangieri, the collected electronic equipment goes to Supreme Computer Recycling Most major Computer manufacturers offer some form of recycling, often as a free replacement service when purchasing a new PC. At the user's request they may mail in their old computer, or arrange for pickup from the manufacturer. Inc., "They're an approved New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) is a government agency in the U.S. state of New Jersey that is responsible for managing the state's natural resources and addressing issues related to pollution. NJDEP now has a staff of approximately 3,400. demanufacturer," he notes. The BCUA collected more than 100,000 pounds of electronic equipment during 2001 and has already collected 29,000 pounds in the first quarter of this year. The U.S. EPA Environmental Quality Award goes to companies, organizations and individuals "who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to protecting and enhancing the environmental quality" of their communities. |
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