Go Green at Great Park’s Runway Dash & e-Recycle Day April 14

Event to feature recycling, educational activities, fitness and gourmet food trucks

IRVINE – Drive through and drop off your old televisions, computer monitors, DVD players or other electronic devices at the e-recycling collection zone at the first ever Runway Dash & e-Recycle Day at the Orange County Great Park on Saturday, April 14 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Register yourself or your family for the free 5k run/walk through the Park, then spend the morning at the Great Park Green Village, a special area filled with community booths that feature fun, interactive and educational activities.

“We are excited to present the Runway Dash & e-Recycle Day in collaboration with Tierra Verde Industries and e-Recycling of California,” said Beth Krom, Chair of the Orange County Great Park Corporation. “This event is a great way parents can teach their children how to preserve the environment and enjoy a healthy run or walk through the Great Park.”

Come visit the Green Village and explore ways to incorporate sustainability and health and wellness into your life. Kids will learn how to create crafts out of recycled materials, participate in science experiments on recycling, composting and repurposing at the Inside the Outdoors booth, and test their sports skills at the i9 Sports booth. See new residential technologies and learn about new rebates at the Southern California Edison booth or learn how to grow fruits and vegetables, use mulch, and make compost from University of California Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners of Orange County.

There will also be an opportunity to clear out your garages and do something good for the earth by recycling old electronic devices. Common electronics accepted for recycling are televisions, computer monitors, computers, laptops, keyboards, printers, mice, hard drives, fax machines, microwave ovens, DVD players, VCR’s, cables and cords, telephones, cell phones, radios, shredders, stereo components, power supplies, tape and zip drives and more.

Items that cannot be accepted include large appliances, toner cartridges, fluorescent bulbs or batteries of any kind. All hard drives will be completely destroyed and recycled according to FACTA standards in order to protect private information.

Visit www.ocgp.org/2012/03/runway-dash-e-recycle-day/ for more information and to register your family for our free family 5K run/walk!

Admission and parking are free.

The Orange County Great Park is located at Sand Canyon and Marine Way, and can easily be reached by the 5 or 405 freeways. For more information, please visit www.ocgp.org or call 800-795-0993.

About the Great Park

The Orange County Great Park, with its more than 1,300-acre master plan, is the focal point of the redevelopment of the publicly-owned portion of the 4,700-acre former Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro. The Great Park features an iconic tethered helium balloon that rises 400 feet in the air, providing an aerial view of Park development. Other features include the Carousel, Farm + Food Lab, Kids Rock Playground, Walkable Timeline, Palm Court Arts Complex, North Lawn recreation area and historic Hangar 244. The South Lawn lighted soccer fields and Community Garden will be added in 2012. For more information go to www.ocgp.org