Collecting For Spring Cleaning

There’s a ritual that often occurs around this time of year: Spring Cleaning.  It’s the time of year to freshen up the house or clean out the garage and get rid of old clothes, old electronics, and old or broken stuff you no longer need or want.  All that stuff can add up in landfills, however.  For the last twenty years, Toyota has helped team members, associates, and local communities  clean out old stuff.  The company has hosted regular collections for hazardous material waste like empty paint or varnish cans or cleaning chemicals, household things, and e-waste at three of the company’s locations throughout the continent.

The waste collection drives Toyota has hosted during the last twenty years add up — 1,580,519 pounds of refuse that didn’t end up in landfills or improperly disposed into our environment.  That’s the equivalent weight of ten space shuttles, 130 elephants, or 519 2014 Toyota Prius vehicles just like those you’ll find at Schaumburg Toyota.

Not everything goes to waste after its collected either.  Some of the items can be reused or recycled.  Items that can be reused are often donated to local charities or other organizations, while stuff that can be recycled gets recycled.  When hazardous or dangerous waste materials are collected, stuff like household chemicals, paint cans, and the like, they are disposed of properly according to the best practices necessary to protect people, local communities like the Arlington Heights area our Toyota dealership serves, and the environment as a whole.

This is a great time of year to clean out and clear out your house or garage of all the old stuff you no longer need or want.  But it’s important to donate, reuse, or recycle the items that can be, and dispose properly of those items that need special care.  Toyota has been helping local communities, associates, and team members for twenty years, and it adds up to a cleaner environment in which to live and drive.