Reduce Reuse Recycle and Rock! Sugar Land Earth Day Celebration

Title: Reduce Reuse Recycle and Rock! Sugar Land Earth Day Celebration
Location: Sugar Land Town Square
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Description: The City of Sugar Land and Keep Sugar Land Beautiful (KSLB) will host an Earth Day Celebration at the Sugar Land Town Square on Friday, April 23.

The one-day event will include free household electronics recycling, paper shredding and collection of clothing and household goods for reuse from 5-8 p.m. in the parking lot adjacent to City Hall. A series of environmental activity booths and a performance by Vocal Trash will also be featured in the plaza from 7-9 p.m.

Eagle Electronic Resources will be on-hand to collect household electronics, such as TVs, VCRs, stereos, computers, printers, keyboards, scanners, cell phones, digital cameras, pagers and PDAs for recycling and reuse. Both working and non-working electronic equipment will be accepted free of charge from Sugar Land residents, and each resident participating in the electronics recycling event will be entered into a drawing for a FREE 42-inch television.

Residents will also have the opportunity to bring their paper, CDs, DVDs and floppy discs for shredding by On-Site Shred, a document destruction company. The shredded material will be recycled after the event.

The Fort Bend County Women’s Center will accept donations of clothing and household items for resale at the Fort Bend County Women’s Center PennyWise Resale locations. Fort Bend Seniors will collect gently used items, such as small electric appliances, bed linens, towels, blankets and small tools for Fort Bend County senior citizens.

The City and KSLB have partnered with Sugar Land Town Square and Republic Services to host a performance by Vocal Trash, a Texas-based group that uses recycled materials to create an unforgettableentertainment experience. During the performance, the Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council will also host a series of environmental activity booths featuring face painting, arts and crafts and a recycling game.

For more information, visit www.sugarlandtx.gov or contact 281-275-2170.
Start Time: 17:00 pm
Date: 2010-04-23
End Time: 21:00 pm