First Tri-Country Electronics Recycling Collection Fundraiser Event Draws a Crowd

Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School would like to thank the community for helping to make their first Electronics Recycling Collection Fundraiser Event a huge success.

In celebration of Earth Day on Monday, April 22, Tri-County invited members of the community to drop off their unwanted electronics at the school for secure, environmentally safe disposal for nominal fees. Proceeds from the event will fund the Tri-County School Garden, which donated more than 350 pounds of fresh produce to the Franklin Food Pantry last summer.

According to Nancy Sibilia, Tri-County Environmental Science teacher and TC Green Club advisor, the outpouring of support from the community was overwhelming. “It was truly motivating to see how many environmental stewards are here in our Tri-County area. If you image ten pallets, each stacked six to ten feet high, you have a good picture of the amount of electronics we collected. We heard some wonderful comments from the people in our community who came to recycle and support Tri-County. Several exceeded the requested recycling fees in excess of fifty percent, saying that they were happy to support our students,” she explained.

Tri-County partnered with Metech Recycling, a BAN certified e-Stewards® recycler, to ensure that all electronics would be recycled safely, responsibly, and in a way that protected the owner’s identity. Over 95-percent of all materials will be securely recycled for remanufacture, including the secure shredding of all data-containing devices so that no one can access personal information.

The Electronics Recycling Collection Fundraiser Event was organized through Tri-County’s PAWS (Positive Attitudes toward Works Success) program with the support of the Tri-County Student Council and TC Green Club.

Tri-County would like to thank the following for making this event possible: The Metech Recycling crew, including Account Executive Tyler Finnegan; Tri-County Culinary Arts teacher and Student Council advisor Nancy Haney, Early Childhood Careers instructor Susan Stone, Grade 12 Guidance Counselor Scott O’Brien; Tri-County students Drew Kelley and Aleana Killcullen of Franklin, Betsy Walsh of Millis, Kelsey Maynard of Millville, Maggie Hicks of North Attleboro, Jordan Bagge, Flora Welch, and Shannon West of Plainville, Dan Brennan and Dillan Hoyt of Walpole, and Jake Urbano of Wrentham; Tri-County parent Diane West of Plainville.

Tri-County RVTHS, located at 147 Pond Street, Franklin, is a recipient of the High Schools That Work Gold Achievement Award and serves the communities of Franklin, Medfield, Medway, Millis, Norfolk, North Attleboro, Plainville, Seekonk, Sherborn, Walpole, and Wrentham.