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' To Waterloo public high schools are navigation and control equipment, tele- giving local residents a chance to recy- phones. pagers and fax machines. radios and do their eâ€"waste responsibly while also stereo eqm'pment,’ said McQuaig. “The list is supporting an important development proj- very attensive." ect inAi'rica : Mt}: planned obsolescence. these are a Starting today Waterloo collegiate insti- lot of the electronic gear you can find in the tute and Sir John A Mocdonald secondary closets, basements. attics or gangs of many school will be collecting the refuse that piles homes The students hope to push people to up in modern life. including old computers, recycle them instead of just taking up storage calculators. cellphones and other electronic space and causing clutter. devices as part of a fundraiser for the Proceeds go to the Matengwe project, Matengwe project in Kenya. which has built a school and hospital in the - The cost will be $2 per item. which is a lot rural area of Kenya. The centre is currently cheaper than the e-waste charge at the attempting to raise more than $1,000 for an Waterloo regional landfill on Erb Street. and incinerator to burn medical waste such as 2 will be collected by a company called Ecom soiled bandages and dressings Recycling Currently the health centre, which is the ' Ecom Recycling is a new company that only health-care facility for miles around in - A - responsibly recycles the pans from electronic that part of Kenya, is using a brick fireplace. ( ‘\ . / / devices in North America and prevents it But material doesn’t bum thoroughly and ~ y I y f . y 7 - ) i from being shipped overseas and broken could resultinthe spread ofbacteria. /(. 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