CHS robotics teams prepping for E-Waste Drive

Canton High School robotics team members, pictured in front of the Surplus Technology Solutions truck, collected over 2,000 pounds of e-waste during last year’s fundraising drive.

By Max Mateo, CHS Robotics

The Canton High School robotics teams invite the community to its annual Electronics Waste (E-Waste) fundraiser on Sunday, October 13, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the CHS parking lot behind the Rodman building.

At the event, which runs concurrently with the Canton Farmers Market, robotics team members will be on hand to collect electronic waste, which will then be turned over to a local company (Surplus Technology Solutions) to be recycled. In return, residents can support the team by making a monetary donation to help buy robot parts, updated electronics, and other supplies.

It’s a win-win-win — you clean out your home office and closets while doing your part to help the environment and supporting a dedicated and industrious robotics team!

Donations will be accepted in cash, a check made out to ‘Town of Canton,’ or through MySchoolBucks (we will have a computer at the event to assist with online payments). Suggested donations include $5 for a shoebox amount of e-waste, $10 for a small Rubbermaid bin, and $25 to 30 for large items.

Items accepted at the E-Waste drive include:

* Computers, laptops, monitors, keyboards, mice, routers and gear

* Copiers, printers, scanners, plotters, toner cartridges

* Tablets, smartphones, video game consoles, DVD players, VCRs

* Telephones and telephone systems

* Switches, wires, cords, batteries, test equipment

* Air conditioners and small household appliances

* Raw metal

Please note: The robotics team will not be accepting any TVs (the town transfer station does) or anything with cathode ray tubes (old-style monitors.) They also do not have the manpower to pick up or take early delivery of e-waste.

So stop by the E-Waste Drive on Sunday, October 13, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. behind the Rodman building, where you can meet some of the robotics team members and drop off your old, unwanted electronics, make a donation to support CHS Robotics, and help save the planet! Just follow the signs to the drop-off location and you will begin to help solve the world’s fastest growing waste stream problem.

While you’re in the area, be sure to shop at the Canton Farmers Market, and stop by our “Kids & Bots” activity station to test drive our various robots. Hope to see you there!

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