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ccording to Earth911, Americans throw away 9.4 million tons of electronics
every year and only 12.5 percent of it is properly recycled. To make it
easier for our area residents to dispose of old electronics the correct way,
Madison Communications sponsors Ecycling Day twice a year. Our most recent
event was held on April 29 at our Staunton office. Participants were invited to bring
anything metal with a cord—appliances, computers, printers, and more—for free
recycling. TV sets were also accepted for a fee of $5 to $30 per TV, depending on
size. In spite of the rainy weather, many people grabbed this opportunity to clear
out their basements and garages of unwanted items.
Madison also offers other “go green” programs to help reduce waste at landfills and
conserve natural resources. They include:
•
The SmartHub Online Bill Pay System
that enables our customers to sign up for
paperless billing and make electronic payments by credit or debit card as well as
ACH (automatic withdrawal)
•
Madison’s paper recycling program
that shreds our discarded paper and donates
it to Adopt-A-Pet in Benld to make cages at the animal shelter more comfortable
•
Donation of 21 used (but still in great condition) LCD monitors
to the Staunton
and Bunker Hill School Districts and the Mt. Olive Library—upcycling to benefit
education
Jerry Davis, IT Director for Madison Communications, notes, “We often have to
upgrade equipment to maintain compatibility with information security standards or
advances in technology, which can leave us with otherwise good equipment we can
no longer use. We’re glad the monitors can still provide benefit to the community,
and by making these donations, it keeps them out of landfills.”
Thanks to the Community
for Supporting our
“Go Green” Projects
Get Ready for
Marching, Music,
and Merriment
Everyone loves a parade, including
the employees of Madison Commu-
nications! We’ll provide Wi-Fi service
at some of these events and enthu-
siastically participate in all of them.
Mark your calendar now and join us
in the summer fun.
Alhambra Homecoming Parade
Saturday, June 3 at 6pm
Benld Summer Concert
Tuesday, June 6 at 6pm
Staunton Touch-A-Truck
Saturday, June 10 at 10am
Worden Homecoming Parade
Saturday, June 10 at 6pm
Mt. Olive Homecoming Parade
Saturday, June 17 at 6pm
Staunton Homecoming Parade
Sunday, June 25 at 4pm
Bunker Hill Parade
Saturday, July 8 at 10am
Shipman Parade
Tuesday, July 18 at 7pm
Prairietown Homecoming Parade
Saturday, August 12 at 6pm
April 2016 Ecycling Day with
our partner CJD Ecycling
(L to R) Zina, Allie, Mary Beth, Natalie, Stephen,
and Drew at the 2017 WordiGras parade
The Madison team at the 2016 Mt. Olive parade