The Catskill Chronicle

LIBERTY, NY – A $742 check was presented to Sullivan County 4-H’ers Michael Hahn and Kaitlyn Smith, teen members of the 4-H Program Advisory Committee at their meeting July 19^th. Frank Funicella, Vice-President, Sales and Marketing for Advanced Recovery, Inc., made the presentation and offered congratulations for an outstanding first time E-Scrap Recycling event by the 4-H Program.

With promotional support from the Sullivan County Division of Solid Waste & Recycling, community and business participation was tremendous. Ultimately, the event prevented 58,574 lbs. of mixed electronics from being dumped into landfills, including 712 assorted CRT monitors and laptops.

“E-Scrap Recycling Day,” held in June, was the first of the semi-annual electronics recycling events planned by 4-H to raise money for youth development programming. The next event will again be held at the Cornell Cooperative Extension building on 64 Ferndale-Loomis Road in Liberty, November 5^th for businesses and 6^th for the public.

Encouraged by the outstanding support of community, the Sullivan County 4-H Program is looking forward to its continuing efforts in keeping E-waste out of the disposal chain while raising money for youth development, an opportunity to keep the county and its 4-H Program “green”