Recycling Events
Pepco Supports E-Cycling
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| Recycled electronic equipment is loaded onto flat bed trucks at a recently-held Pepco E-Cycling Event. |
In conjunction with the “America Recycles Day” campaign, Pepco makes a concerted effort twice a year to collect electronic equipment for recycling.
Some of the items collected and saved from the landfill include: computers, monitors, scanners, printers, fax machines, televisions, radios, VCRs, cell phones, toner cartridges and rechargeable batteries.
The corporate headquarters of Pepco's parent company, Pepco Holdings, Inc., became a regional recycling partner with the District of Columbia Department of Public Works. The Edison Place headquarters was recognized for its recycling efforts that conform to the District of Columbia's municipal recycling regulations.
Turning the Tide on Trash
Every year Pepco employees give back to the community by helping clean up the Anacostia River. Employees use rakes and shovels to fill industrial-strength trash bags with garbage found along the shoreline. Still, others go by boat and “fish” for tires, shopping carts and heavy items that sit along the river’s bottom.
