To commemorate the upcoming Earth Day, Uber Nigeria is teaming up with WeCyclers to collect recyclable waste on Thursday April 21st to keep Lagos cleaner!
Earth Day is an annual event, celebrated on April 22, on which day events worldwide are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It was first celebrated in 1970, and is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network, and celebrated in more than 193 countries each year.
Here is what Uber said in its recent post.
Keeping up with the latest developments means we often gain a growing collection of retired phones, plastics, papers and old gadgets that we don’t know what to do with. In 2014 alone, 41.8 million tonnes* of e-waste containing toxins harmful to our health and environment were thrown away.
This Earth Day, April 21st, we’re teaming up with Wecyclers to help you safely get rid of and recycle those unwanted waste that you no longer use – and keep them out of landfills.
HOW IT WORKS
- Open or download the Uber app from the App or Play store.
- Slide to the ‘UberRECYCLE’ option from 8am till 1pm on Thursday, April 21st.
- If an ‘UberRECYCLE’ is available, a partner-driver will head your way to pick up your items
- All pickups are FREE of charge
IMPORTANT DETAILS
- Find Wecycler’s list of accepted items: Paper, Plastics, Metals and Glass.
- These items will NOT be accepted: Electronics, Light bulbs, dirty tissue paper or paper products, diapers, yard waste, clothes hangers, batteries or milk/juice cartons
- Recycling your technology is totally FREE
- To take advantage of this initiative, be sure to select ‘UberRECYCLE’ which should appear as a separate option on your app when it is available. Be careful not to accidentally select the regular ‘uberX’ or ‘uberBLACK’ option
- If you wish to get in touch with Wecyclers to organise for future waste collection, please see contact details below:
