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QUARTER TILL RIGHT NOW.
IF YOU HAVE COMPANY COMING AND
SAY GOSH I HAVE TO CLEAN MY
HOUSE BEFORE THEY GET HERE
TODAY'S THE DAY TO DO THAT.
THE INDIANAPOLIS
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS HOSTING
A RECYCLING DAY.
JOHN EDWARDS IS THERE TO GIVE US
ALL THE DETAILS, THINGS LIKE
COMPUTERS, LAPTOPS, OLD THINGS
YOU DON'T USE ANYMORE.
Reporter: GOOD MORNING,
DANIEL.
IT'S AGAINST THE LAW IN INDIANA
TO DROP A LOT OF THESE ITEMS
INTO LANDFILLS SO WE HAVE THESE
RECYCLE DAYS THROUGHOUT THE
YEAR.
THIS IS THE FIRST ONE AT THE
AIRPORT.
WE'RE JOINED BY DAWN GRIMES.
YOU HAVE A LOT OF ITEMS TO SHOW
WHAT ARE THE ITEMS YOU'RE
LOOKING FOR.
AS YOU CAN SEE, A LOT OF THE
THINGS THAT YOU USE PRETTY MUCH
EVERY DAY THAT ANYTHING THAT
REALLY HAS A PLUG AND/OR RANDOM
BATTERIES SO IF YOU LOOK AT YOUR
OFFICE SPACE AND COMPUTERS,
TELEVISIONS, IN YOUR KITCHEN,
SMALL APPLIANCES, MICROWAVE
OVENS, CAN OPENERS, OLD COFFEE
POTS.
REALLY, IF IT'S GOT PLASTIC OR
METAL IN IT, WE CAN RECYCLE IT.
YOU CAN TAKE IT, ALL RIGHT.
THERE ARE A FEES FOR A FEW OF
THESE.
CAN YOU RUN US THROUGH A COUPLE
OF THE FEES THAT FOLKS WILL PAY.
WE ASK FOR A DONATION, $5
MONITORS, $10 TELEVISIONS, $20
FOR ANYTHING THAT HAS
REFRIGERANT IN IT.
AFTER THIS, WHAT DO YOU DO
WITH IT, WHERE DOES IT GO?
WELL, WE MANUALLY DECONSTRUCT
A LOT OF IT.
AND THAT WHICH, YOU KNOW, WE
CAN'T EXTRACT -- WE CAN EXTRACT
VALUE FROM A LOT OF IT AND RUN
IT THROUGH A SHREDDER AND PULL
THE MATERIAL AND TAKE IT TO A
SUBMATERIAL LEVEL AND FROM THERE
A REFINERY OR SMELTERS WHERE WE
CAN DRAW VALUE FROM THAT AND ALL
OF THAT GOES TOWARD OUR MISSION.
YOU'RE BUSY OUT HERE TODAY.
IF YOU WANT TO BRING SOME ITEMS
TO RECYCLE, THERE ARE TWO
DIFFERENT TIMES TODAY YOU CAN DO
THIS.
THE FIRST ONE IS IN A COUPLE
MINUTES.
IT STARTS AT 7:00, RUNNING RUNS
THROUGH 10:00 THIS MORNING.
THIS MORNING YOU CAN DROP YOUR
ITEMS OFF FROM 2:00 TO 5:00 P.M.
WE'RE AT THE AIRPORT IN THE
EMPLOYEE PARKING LOT SO IF
YOU'RE COMING OUT HERE YOU NEED
TO FOLLOW THE SIGNS FOR THE CELL
PHONE LOT.
FOLLOW THOSE SIGNS, THE EMPLOYEE
LOT IS RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO THE
CELL PHONE LOT.