Dreamcatchers for Abused Children Protects the Environment While Raising Money:

Dreamcatchers for Abused Children is participating in the Think Recycle program, which gathers unwanted cell phones, inkjets, toner cartridges and digital cameras from the community and exchanges them for money.  Greentec, the company behind Think Recycle, then processes and recycles the products, diverting the electronic waste from entering local landfill sites.

“Our usual fundraising activities are great, but the Think Recycle program directly protects the environment, “says Sandra Potter. This way we can stop filling up our landfills with electronic waste and fundraise at the same time!”

Over 300 million empty printer cartridges are generated in North America every year, or 900,000,000 pounds of waste that can potentially end up in a landfill. The Think Recycle program has been responsible for the diversion of more than one million cartridges from landfills and has provided nearly $3 million in funding to its participants. More than 20,000 schools in North America participate in the Think Recycle program, says Tony Perrotta, President of Greentec.

In addition to giving money for unwanted cell phones, inkjets, toner cartridges and digital cameras, Think Recycle donates money to have one tree planted, through American Forests or Tree Canada, for every 24 qualifying products collected by Dreamcatchers for Abused Children. The Think Recycle program has paid for the planting of more than 50,000 trees, effectively removing 8700 tones of carbon from the atmosphere.

“With Think Recycle, not only are you helping Dreamcatchers for Abused Children raise money to continue our mission to educate the public to stop child abuse but you get to directly protect the environment and do a good thing,”  says Donna Kshir.

The public can drop off unwanted cell phones, inkjets, toner cartridges and digital camera, locally, by contacting Sandra Potter at 810-275-0755. Or, email Sandra at: dreamcatchersforabusedchildren@gmail.com.  Or, Donna Kshir at: donnakshir12@gmail.com .  Donation Items can also be directed mailed to the address below:

(please reference Dreamcatchers account number: 2SDREAM)
THINK RECYCLE

60 INDUSTRIAL PKWY, RM 573K

CHEEKTOWAGA, NY 14227

Based in Cambridge, Ontario, the Think Recycle Program is a division of Greentec, a world leader in reverse logistics. Greentec specializes in the collection and recycling of e-waste items such as cell phones, inkjets, toner cartridges and digital cameras. Visit www.thinkrecycle and www.greentec.com for more information.