To echo International Earth Day (April 22), AmCham Shanghai is kicking off its 2021 Earth Day Event with our annual e-waste recycling drive by collaborating with Netspring Green IT Programs on Thursday, April 22.

AmCham Shanghai's 2021 Earth Day Event provides a unique opportunity for companies and social organizations to preserve our planet's resources for future generations.

E-waste Drive

All members and non-members are welcome to drop off obsolete computers and electronics on Thursday, April 22 between 9:30 am - 4:00 pm at the AmCham Shanghai Infinitus Office. Participants will receive a certificate of appreciation on-site with their contributions.

Netspring will recycle the collections and refurbish the reusable items to outfit e-classrooms in rural or migrant schools throughout China as digital tools are key to access learning for all. For more information, please contact them at contact@netspringworld.com. All electronic items collected will support the Netspring Green IT Programs.

Founded in 2012, Netspring is a pioneer social enterprise dedicated to transforming e-waste into e-education. In the past 8 years collaborating with AmCham Shanghai and sponsors, the Netspring team has provided access to digital technology for more than 65,000 children to benefit from a better education, whilst protecting the environment.

Netspring teams also organize volunteering and team-building activities in the schools for corporate volunteers and local communities. In 2020, Netspring developed distance teaching in the time of COVID-19 and provided distance support to the students and their teachers which received extremely positive feedback.

Items include:

• Computers, laptops, and hard drives (all computers are welcome, those still with a hard drive and memory stick will bring more sustainable impact to the society)
• Monitors, keyboards, and mice
• Printers, scanners, and fax machines
• Cables, extension cords, adapters, USBs, plugs, and wires
• Cameras, mobile phones, etc.
• Other related parts and accessories (except mercury-containing fluorescent tubes)

Please download the equipment handover list here, fill it out and send it to Jenny Wang at jenny.wang@amcham-shanghai.org no later than Friday, April 16. Please bring 2 hard copies of the handover list with the official seal to the event on April 22. If you wish to receive a certificate, please also include the full name of your company in the email.

Considering the situation of epidemic crisis, we could arrange to pick up after April 22 if the quantity is above 30pcs in case you need more time for e-devices' collection, please submit "equipment handover list" to AmCham before April 16 and mark the contact information.

We look forward to your participation!

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上海美国商会2021年国际地球日活动：年度电子废旧物再生行动



为响应国际地球日（4月22日），上海美国商会将于4月22日（星期四）与汇益泽绿色电脑项目合作发起年度电子废旧物品再生行动，以此作为启动2021年地球日活动的标志。

上海美国商会2021年国际地球日活动为公司和社会组织提供了一个难得的契机，为我们的子孙后代共同守护地球资源。

电子废旧物再生行动

欢迎所有注册的公司或个人在2021年4月22日（星期四）上午09:30 --下午4:00之间，到访上海美国商会无限极办公室（黄浦区湖滨路168号无限极大厦27楼），定点交接废旧电脑和其他电子产品。所有参与者将在现场获得荣誉证书以此感谢其贡献。

汇益泽团队针对这些电子产品，对其中可重复使用的设备进行翻新，用于支持绿色电脑教室项目。该项目旨在为中国农村和随迁子女学校搭建绿色电脑教室，协助老师进行数字化教学，并使学生接触到更多学习机会。若想了解有关更多信息，请发送邮件至contact@netspringworld.com。所有收集到的电子产品都将用于支持汇益泽绿色电脑项目。

汇益泽成立于2012年，是致力于将电子废旧物转化为电子学习资源的先锋社会企业。在过去的8年中，汇益泽团队与上海美国商会以及其他支持者合作，满足了超过65,000名儿童使用电脑的需求，使他们获得了电子教育资源，同时也达到了保护环境的目的。

汇益泽团队还调动企业志愿者和当地社区组织，开展丰富多彩的志愿服务和团队建设活动。在2020年，汇益泽在疫情期间尝试了远程教学方案，为学生和老师提供信息教育的支持，获得了非常积极的反馈。

可接收的电子废旧物包括：

• 台式机，笔记本电脑和硬盘驱动器（任何种类的电脑均可，那些装有硬盘驱动器和记忆卡的计算机也可为社会带来可持续的影响）
• 显示器，键盘和鼠标
• 打印机，扫描仪和传真机
• 电缆，延长线，适配器，USB，插头和电线
• 相机，手机等
• 其他相关零件和配件（含汞的荧光灯管除外）

登记和设备交接

在您注册活动之后，请在这里下载设备交接清单。请您在4月16日（星期五）之前寄回至Jenny Wang（jenny.wang@amcham-shanghai.org），并携带2份纸质版交接清单（若需要加盖公章请带着加盖公章的版本）到4月22日的活动现场。如果您希望获得荣誉证书，请提前在电子邮件中写清公司的全名。

考虑到疫情原因，若废旧电子设备(电脑和显示屏)的数量超过了30台，我们可以另行安排上门接收，以防您需要更多时间来收集电子设备，但请您依旧在4月16日前向美国商会提交设备交接清单，并注明联系方式。

我们非常期待您的参与！