The WNDA is Going GREEN

We are all too well aware of how fragile our environment can be and the effect modern life has on it. The WNDA has recently launched a DO IT FOR THE GREEN initiative that is intended to make our organization more eco-friendly and to help raise awareness amongst our members, supporters, and fans.

In April, we entered into a partnership with Gazelle to recreate a responsible electronics recycling program. Americanʼs throw away more than 350,000 cell phones in excess of 130,000 computers daily - making electronic waste the fastest growing part of the U.S. garbage stream. When improperly disposed of, these products can leak lead, cadmium, mercury... you get the idea. These can all affect the quality of clean water, agriculture, air and soil. Gazelle is one of the premier recyclers in the US and has a series of service providers that refurbish or recycle these products in full compliance with EPA and international standards.

Our partnership with Gazelle is not without other benefits. If electronics can be refurbished and sold on the secondary market, the WNDA will receive another kind of green - a portion of the proceeds. Do you or your company have any old electronics still laying around? Perhaps an old computer, monitor, mobile phones, video games, calculators, digital cameras or camcorders? Doing Spring cleaning and find things you just don't use any more? Or are you planning to upgrade your mobile phone or television? Now you can join the WNDA DO IT FOR THE GREEN program and get rid of them responsibly and safely at no cost to you? Even the shipping cost is taken care of!

We have set a goal of recycling $2,000 worth of electronics in 2010. Our special Gazelle page will track our progress towards meeting this goal. So, dig up those old electronics and point your computerʼs browser to http://wnda.gazelle.com. This custom page will step you through the process of getting your items ready for proper recycling.