{"id":18820,"date":"2018-01-25T11:45:51","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T16:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quantumlifecycle.com\/staging\/charity-recycling-events-perfect-fundraiser-non-profit-group\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T11:00:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T16:00:18","slug":"charity-recycling-events-perfect-fundraiser-non-profit-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quantumlifecycle.com\/en_CA\/blog\/charity-recycling-events-perfect-fundraiser-non-profit-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Charity Recycling Events: The Perfect Fundraiser for Your Non-Profit Group"},"content":{"rendered":"
If your non-profit organization is tired of selling chocolate bars to meet its fundraising goals, why not consider hosting an e-waste charity recycling event? Whether you\u2019re collecting money to support your group\u2019s activities – or to do something positive for the community – there are benefits to partnering with Quantum.<\/p>\n
According to Michael Dittmar, Quantum’s Generator Compliance Manager, his company typically coordinates as many as 75 recycling events annually. \u201cSome groups like to do these events at the beginning of the year to try and capitalize on the fact that people may have replaced their electronics over the holidays. But spring tends to be the busiest time – particularly the week in April that leads up to Earth Day.\u201d<\/p>\n
As the point-person for Quantum’s e-scrap recycling events, Dittmar is responsible for working out agreement terms and payment rates with such enthusiastic fundraisers as:<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat we\u2019re essentially doing,\u201d he says, \u201cis sharing a portion of the incentive we\u2019re paid for recycling Ontario\u2019s e-waste with these organizations. It\u2019s a win-win situation, and it helps spread awareness about the importance of recycling.\u201d<\/p>\n
So how does it work? Simple, says Dittmar. \u201cThe fundraising group markets the event, and there are no costs for delivering the material to Quantum.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/a>Once your organization has reached out to Quantum, scheduled an event, and secured a suitable location \u2013 typically a school, church, or community centre parking lot – arrangements can be made to have a Quantum approved third-party transporter drop off a large roll-off bin.<\/p>\n \u201cThese dumpsters measure about 20 feet long, by 8 feet wide, by 8 feet tall,\u201d says Dittmar \u2013 plenty of room to collect thousands of pounds of valuable scrap. \u201cAfter the event, we arrange for the bin to be picked up again and brought to our processing facility.\u201d<\/p>\n Quantum sorts and weighs the collected e-waste \u2013 a process that usually takes about two weeks \u2013 then issues a cheque to your group based on the established rate per pound. Most groups earn an average of $1000 from a single event. And as far as this particular initiative is concerned, Dittmar adds, single event<\/i> is best translated as single day<\/i> \u2013 preferably one that falls on a weekend.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat we\u2019ve found with multiple-day collections is that you\u2019re not really going to attract any more people than you would with a one-day event. It\u2019s going to be the same people. They\u2019re just going to spread themselves out over a number of donation days. And what can sometimes happen is that they put off donating because there\u2019s no sense of urgency to get there today<\/i>. Then they forget altogether.\u201d<\/p>\n If your non-profit or charity recycling group is ready to get going with a fundraiser event, you can contact Dittmar directly via email<\/a> or go through the company website<\/a>.<\/p>\n Either way, Dittmar cautions, the key to success is promoting your event \u201cearly and often\u201d. Quantum can sometimes help with this by providing flyers for your group to distribute as part of their marketing efforts. But the main thing to keep in mind going in is that not everybody has used electronics just sitting around.<\/p>\n \u201cFundraising organizations need to keep reminding their communities that they\u2019ll be having this event in the future. Because if somebody knows that \u2013 and they end up replacing a printer, TV, or computer over the next 3 \u2013 6 months \u2013 they\u2019ll be more likely to hold onto and donate their old item.\u201d<\/p>\n Get the word out, says Dittmar, and people will<\/i> come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Did you know that you can actually organize and make money from hosting a recycling event? With more and more people seeking out ways to safely dispose of their old gadgets, partnering with Quantum for an e-waste charity recycling event helps keep the environment clean, and raises money for your organization as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":18821,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[76],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-18820","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-blog","8":"entry"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHow Can My Group Get Involved?<\/h2>\n