Think Recycle Program

It’s a time honored tradition with a twist! Charlotte Zoological Park has found a new and rewarding way to fund-raise that benefits the environment by tackling the growing problem of electronic waste.

Charlotte Zoological Park is participating in the Think Recycle program, which gathers unwanted cell phones, inkjets, toner cartridges and digital cameras from the community. Greentec, the company behind Think Recycle, then processes and recycles the products, diverting the electronic waste from entering local landfill sites.

Traditional fundraising activities are great, but the Think Recycle program directly protects the environment too! This way we can stop filling up our landfills with electronic waste and raise funds which help sustain Charlotte Zoological Park.

Additionally, the Think Recycle program also donates money to have one tree planted, through American Forests, for every 24 qualifying products collected by Charlotte Zoological Park. The Think Recycle program has paid for the planting of more than 50,000 trees, effectively removing 8700 tons of carbon from the atmosphere.

“With Think Recycle, not only are you helping Charlotte Zoological Park fund-raise, but you get to directly protect the environment and do a good thing,” says Barrett Donaldson of Charlotte Zoological Park.

To learn how to participate in the program please contact Charlotte Zoological Park at info@charlottezoologicalpark.org.

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.com and www.greentec.com for more information.