Flagstar Bank is partnering with eCycle Opportunities (ECO) to host a free electronic recycling event 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday, Nov. 2, at Flagstar’s Troy headquarters. The event is open to Flagstar employees and the metro Detroit community at Flagstar Bank, 5151 Corporate Drive.
In recognition of the upcoming America Recycles Day, Flagstar Bank worked with eCycle Opportunities to provide a free way for community members to safely and securely recycle electronics to protect the environment.
Electronics such as TVs, computers, peripherals, flat screen monitors, cathode ray tubes (CRT) monitors, cable boxes, DVD players, cell phones and tablets will be accepted during the event, at no cost. The standard disposal fee of $25 on TVs will be waived for the first 400 TVs (limit two per vehicle), thanks to a generous grant from ITC Global.
The event makes it easy for consumers to properly recycle—especially TVs and monitors—and builds awareness of the dangers of disposing electronics into landfills. According to Electronics Recycling Coordination Clearinghouse, Americans had around five billion pounds of CRT TVs tucked away in spare bedrooms and basements in 2015.
Recycling electronics is often difficult or costly as they frequently contain toxic substances such as lead, mercury, beryllium, and cadmium. On average, legacy TVs with bulky and heavy CRTs contain around six pounds of lead.
ECO provides services to businesses and organizations, including secure, certified repurposing or recycling of computers and other electronics, while at the same time creating jobs for individuals with disabilities and other barriers to employment.
“With Flagstar’s support in hosting this event, we’re able to help the public dispose of harmful electronic waste the right way,” said Stacey Lareau, general manager of ECO, a JVS subsidiary. “At the same time, ECO gets a boost in its mission of creating an inclusive workforce with jobs for individuals with barriers to employment.”
“We are so proud to align with ECO and bring this event to the community,” said Sonia Plata, director of the Flagstar Bank Foundation. “We especially like the job creation aspect of the program because it fits well with our diversity and inclusion initiatives—especially the goals of our employee resource group that focuses on people with disabilities.”
To learn more about what can and cannot be recycled on Nov.2, visit
www.eCycleOpps.org. For more information about Flagstar Bank community initiatives, visit flagstar.com.