Earth Day Expo Scheduled

The Town of Huntington plans to host a Family Earth Day Expo at Town Hall April 20.

The event will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Town Hall parking lot.

“By now, everybody knows that their unwanted electronic items shouldn’t just be thrown into the trash, but many people don’t’ know exactly how to get rid of them,” Supervisor Frank P. Petrone said. “Our annual Plug In to E-Cycling Day helps people clean out their attics and closets while helping to preserve the environment.”

Covanta is sponsoring the plug-in to e-cycling portion, which gives residents and businesses the opportunity to dispose of obsolete e-waste items such as cell phones, pagers, radios, stereos, computers, laptops, fax machines and televisions.

Covanta will also be co-sponsoring a rechargeable battery collection program with Call2Recycle®. Since 1996, more 70 million pounds of rechargeable batteries have been collected through Call2Recycle®.

Also participating is Safety Shred, a major business handling on-site document destruction. Residents can bring old unwanted outdated documents for on-site disposal. There is a three banker-box size limit per person.

Also scheduled:

The Green Showcase: multiple demonstrations including residential solar energy, organic gardening and fun activities for the kids. In addition, children can learn how compost is made and plant a seed in a recycled pot.

Marine Life Exhibit: Representatives from Cornell Cooperative Extension will provide children the opportunity to touch and experience a variety of sea specimens in their marine life touch tank, as they demonstrate the importance of protecting our precious marine environment. There will also be sign up information available on Cornell’s environmental summer camp programs.

“Children and parents alike will definitely have the opportunity for a lot of ‘hands-on’ fun at this event,” said Councilman Mark Cuthbertson. “In recognition of Earth Day, it is equally important to be able to show families across Huntington how easy it is to protect kids from harmful chemicals and pesticides, how to make homes and cars more energy efficient and how to save money in the process.”

Touch a Truck: An opportunity for kids of all ages to climb on, touch and learn about the functionality and safety aspects of the different trucks displayed. Included will be a fire truck, rescue vehicles and a garbage truck.

Plastic Grocery Bag Recycling: Trader Joe’s of Commack will provide the first 200 residents to trade in a plastic grocery bag with a free ecofriendly tote bag..

Boaters: can dispose of shrink-wrap either onsite at Earth Day 2013 or anytime through Memorial Day weekend at the Town’s Recycling Center located at 641 New York Avenue.

 For additional information call 351-3171.