Electronics Recycling Partnership Supports Environment and Technology Access

CAMBRIDGE, MD (November 11, 2024)–The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science’s Horn Point Laboratory is partnering with the nonprofit organization PCs for People to reuse and recycle electronic equipment.  
 
The Facilities and IT departments at Horn Point Laboratory are leading the collaborative effort to put the campus’s ready-to-recycle electronics to good use.  PCs for People collects and refurbishes electronics from businesses, schools, and other organizations across the country.  Once data is removed from all devices, the refurbished gear is made available to lower-income households, nonprofits, and community organizations
 
Six gaylords—that’s six pallets full—of electronics were collected.  The pallets have been picked up and will soon be processed by PCs for People.  Later this year, the items will start making their way to their new homes—to provide critical technology access to households and organizations.  In 2025, a Community Impact Report will be issued, describing the positive impact of the partnership.
 
The partnership supports multiple community needs.  Horn Point Laboratory’s value of environmental stewardship is advanced by reusing and recycling equipment that is no longer needed by the Lab.  Households and organizations are provided with crucial technology access through PCs for People’s program to refurbish and distribute donated equipment.
 
You can find out more about PCs for People at  https://www.pcsforpeople.org/e-waste-pickup-removal/
 

 
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Guiding our state, nation, and world toward a more sustainable future
 
The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) is a leading research and educational institution working to understand and manage the world’s resources. From a network of laboratories spanning from the Allegheny Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean, UMCES scientists provide sound advice to help state and national leaders manage the environment and prepare future scientists to meet the global challenges of the 21st century.
 
HORN POINT LABORATORY 
Understanding of the world’s estuarine and ocean ecosystems through a research program in oceanography, water quality, restoration of sea grasses, marshes and shellfish.
 
The Horn Point Laboratory, located on more than 800 acres on the banks of the Choptank River on Maryland's Eastern Shore, has advanced society’s understanding of the world’s estuarine and ocean ecosystems. Horn Point scientists are widely respected for their interdisciplinary programs in oceanography, water quality, restoration of sea grasses, marshes and shellfish and for expertise in ecosystem modeling. With ongoing research programs spanning from the estuarine waters of the Chesapeake Bay to the open waters of the world's oceans, Horn Point is a national leader in applying environmental research and discovery to solve society’s most pressing environmental problems.