TRADE E-WASTE FOR
SEA LIFE™ TICKETS!
Event May 16
CARLSBAD, Calif. – Most people know that computers, monitors, televisions, cell phones, CD players, DVD players and other electronics don’t belong in landfills, but they don’t know what to do with them. That is why SEA LIFE™ Aquarium is partnering with Recycle San Diego and I Love A Clean San Diego (ILACSD) to host an electronic waste collection event on May 16, 2009 from 8 a.m. to noon. During the event, every car bringing in e-waste to recycle receives one free ticket to SEA LIFE Aquarium and the driver is entered into a drawing for fun prizes.
“We at LEGOLAND California Resort are excited to be working with such great partners to help reduce the amount of waste and hazardous materials entering our landfills and waterways,” said Todd Derr, the Resort’s Attractions and Grounds Manager. “E-waste is the fastest-growing category of municipal solid waste and we are thrilled to be able to offer our community this alternative,” continued Derr who also leads the Resort’s “Green Wave Committee.”
“It is crucial that electronics stay out of our landfills because they contain heavy metals such as Cadmium, lead, mercury and others. I Love a Clean San Diego and Recycle San Diego are offering San Diegans a convenient way to make the environmental choice by hosting this e-waste event in North County,” said Pauline Martinson, Executive Director of ILACSD.
In addition to the electronics listed above, items accepted during the event include modems, printers, radios, remote controls, batteries, pagers, telephones, answering machines, microwaves and electronic games. Recycle San Diego uses special equipment to shred hard drives that may contain sensitive information, insuring that personal information does not fall into the wrong hands. For a complete list of acceptable e-waste, visit www.recyclesd.com.
I Love A Clean San Diego and Recycle San Diego have joined forces on several e-waste events, but this is the first for SEA LIFE, which is striving to teach children the importance of keeping our oceans and streams clean.
Recycle San Diego diverts nearly 80 tons of e-waste items from landfills each month. Recycle San Diego’s mission is to prevent e-waste contamination of landfills by providing community outreach, education and support programs in addition to quick, easy and convenient e-waste recycling solutions for homes, businesses and municipalities.
I Love A Clean San Diego is a diversified environmental education organization operating throughout San Diego County. ILACSD offers a broad range of expertise in public education and outreach, event coordination and community relations. The organization promotes awareness of environmental issues including resource conservation, waste reduction and recycling, community enhancement, and pollution prevention.
LEGOLAND California Resort’s Green Wave Committee was created in June 2007 and includes representatives from every department in the Park from Marketing to Landscape, Operations and Events who are dedicated to creating a cleaner, more eco-friendly environment for both the staff and Resort guests.
SEA LIFE Aquarium, which is located right next door to LEGOLAND California, is opening a special gate on the south east side of the Resort for this event (the corner of Palomar Airport Road and The Crossings Drive – Interstate 5 to Palomar Airport Road, left on The Crossings Drive and take the first left into the marked lot.) For directions and information call 760-918-5346.
More than a standard aquarium, SEA LIFE provides an educational and interactive dynamic unlike any other. The SEA LIFE experience incorporates LEGO models into a child’s voyage to the depths of the oceans, presenting the wonders of the underwater world to them in a way specially designed for their understanding. Featuring play zones, fun facts and quiz trails, SEA LIFE is designed to be a child’s guide to the life of the sea. Adults and kids alike will marvel at the majesty and creativity of the unique and interactive atmosphere. SEA LIFE Aquarium at LEGOLAND California Resort is the 29th SEA LIFE Center to open in the world. As of today, SEA LIFE Centers around the world operate in twelve countries on two continents, bringing visitors nose-to-nose with a wide range of sea creatures. For more information on SEA LIFE, visit www.sealifeus.com.
