In partnership with the City of Chesapeake and its Chesapeake Environmental Improvement Council, Cox Communications is hosting is second electronics waste recycling event on Saturday, April 24, 2010 at the Greenbrier Mall in Chesapeake. For the second year in a row Synergy Recycling is the recycling agent for this program.

The event will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is free and open to the public throughout the Greater Hampton Roads region and beyond.

April is often referred to as ‘earth month’…and in support and commemoration of this period, Cox is very pleased to join with the City of Chesapeake to sponsor this electronics recycling event. We have a very strong commitment to environmental protection and recycling,” says Gary McCollum, Cox Senior Vice President and General Manager. “The overall goal of our environmental conservation movement is to further reduce Cox’s annual carbon footprint by 20% by 2017.That’s no small order but we are committed to do those things that support, preserve and protect our environment.”

These are some of the items should be recycled or disposed of in a way that keeps potentially hazardous material out of our landfills: