Electronics Recycling Event will raise money for the River City Food Bank on America Recycles Day

After the recent fire damage to the River City Food Bank, Sims Recycling Solutions and McClellan Business Park are doing their best to spread the awareness of this event in an effort to raise money for the River City Food Bank. End Quote

Sacramento, CA (1888PressRelease) October 29, 2010 - Sims Recycling Solutions, the world's largest electronics recycler is partnering with McClellan Business Park and News10 to provide the community with an electronics recycling event to raise money for the River City Food Bank. This event will be held on America Recycles Day which is Monday, November 15, 2010 at the McClellan Business Park off of Watt Ave., at 3140 Peacekeeper Way, McClellan, CA 95652 from the hours of 6:00am-7:00pm.

The e-waste collection event will be set up as a drive through and drop off event. Staff will be on site to collect items from your car quickly and conveniently. For added convenience, if you are dropping off a monitor or a TV for recycling, please print and complete the collection log found at the www.us.simsrecycling.com/AmericaRecyclesDay website.

Sims Recycling Solutions can accept the following: televisions (TVs), monitors, computers, laptops, cell phones, telephones, printers, speakers, keyboards, mice, PDAs, radios, stereos, MP3s, DVDs, CD Players, and VCRs (etc). Sims Recycling Solutions cannot accept household appliances, smoke detectors, microwaves, batteries, ink/toner cartridges, and cans/bottles.

About River City Food Bank (RCFB)
In its 40 years of operation, RCFB has maintained its focus on emergency food and shelter services. When someone hits a rough patch, they can come to RCFB for a little help. Clients represent every age and income group, and live in urban and suburban neighborhoods throughout Sacramento. Many are "working poor" and find themselves uncertain about where their next meals will come from after facing a set-back such as an unexpected car repair or medical problem. RCFB's assistance, given with compassion, helps to instill hope and support self-reliance. Volunteers continue to be at the heart of what we do, providing over 11,000 hours of labor and love each year. Our part-time staff - the executive director and program director - ensure the integrity and strength of our operations, along with the diligent support of our Board of Directors.

About McClellan Park
McClellan Business Park (www.mcclellanpark.com) is one of the most successful conversions of a former military base in the country. McClellan Park boasts a fully-operational airport, full-service hotel, fitness facility, rail system, office, industrial, retail and dormitories. The project consists of 3,000 acres with approximately 8.5 million square feet of useable buildings and 500 acres of developable land and is fully entitled for over 16 million square feet of commercial, retail, office and residential buildings. The County of Sacramento selected McClellan Business Park, LLC, in 1999 to acquire and redevelop McClellan Air Force Base. McClellan Air Force Base was renamed McClellan Business Park (McClellan Park) in 2001.

Sims Recycling Solutions
Sims Recycling Solutions (www.us.simsrecycling.com) is the world's largest electrical and electronics recovery and recycling company with 37 sites across the globe.

Sims Recycling Solutions recycles all types of electronic equipment and enables businesses to meet both their social and legal obligations in the treatment of surplus electronics. The company's asset management and recovery service enables businesses and public sector organizations to sustain the value of IT and electronic equipment, in a legally compliant, data secure, fully traceable and environmentally sustainable manner.

In North America, Sims Recycling Solutions operates 11 sites in Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Nevada, Ontario, South Carolina and Tennessee.

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