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Energy Day
May 15, 2010
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Come to the Museum and do your part...recycle! Drop off your used car batteries and electronic waste at the Museum’s Great Recycling Event. Only electronic items approved by the Ontario Electronic Stewardship (OES) program will be accepted. Dropoff is on Saturday May 15 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ONLY.
See the complete list of accepted items.
Tour the Museum and discover how easy it is to be eco-friendly. Take part in fun, hands-on activities, enjoy radical rhythms by the Junkyard Symphony group and speak to members of the Electric Vehicle Council of Ottawa who will be on hand with a number of electric and human powered vehicles.
Detailed Information
Electric Vehicle Fair
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Enjoy a display of electric, hybrid and human powered vehicles. Speak with members of the Electric Vehicle Council of Ottawa and find out how you can become a green car owner.
Junkyard Symphony Show
2 p.m.
Enjoy radical rhythms and see how reused and recycled junk can be music to your ears.
The Big Green Board Game
11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Participate in our life-sized trivia board game and test your knowledge of energy facts and myths!
Powered Up
10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Get energized! Learn all about energy and participate in the “Power Up” challenge at this hands-on workshop.
Electronic Waste Recycling
The Museum is providing a FREE electronic waste recycling service—drop-off old electronics at the designated outdoor location on May 15 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. This event is part of the Museum’s commitment to keep electronic waste out of the landfills. Recycle! Do your part for the environment. May 15 ONLY.
See the complete list of accepted items.
The Great Battery Roundup
Prevent used car batteries from harming the environment. Drop them off at the Museum for FREE—CAA will be on location on May 15 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to collect your used car batteries for recycling and test your current car battery. May 15 ONLY.
Electronic Items Accepted
- AC adapters
- Cell phones: cell phone, adapters, headsets, etc. (excludes protective cases/skins)
- Computer components: power supplies, motherboards, video cards, sound cards, RAM, etc. (excludes modems and routers)
- Computer peripherals: keyboards, mice, cables, drives, desktop printers—label, card, photo, combination, laser, inkjet, dot matrix, daisy wheel, etc. (excludes ink/toner cartridges), scanners (excludes uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), modems, and routers)
- Computers: desktop, tower, laptop, servers (including rack-mount computers or servers with or without racks)
- Desktop fax machines (excludes floor models)
- Diskettes: 3.5" only (excludes tapes, cartridges, CDs, diskette cases, diskette racks or other sizes of diskettes)
- Displays: closed circuit displays, combination TV/computer displays, monitors, televisions (CRT, LCD, LED, plasma) (excludes any items with bare or broken tubes)
- Rechargeable batteries: NiCd, NiMH, Li-Ion, small sealed lead acid (excludes car batteries and leaking batteries) Note: all batteries should be sealed in individual plastic bags or have electrical tape securely fastened over the connections as even depleted batteries can spark a fire if terminals touch.
- Wire, cable and power cords
- Audio and video players: disk players, tape players, etc.
- Cameras (excludes disposable)
- Computer Accessories: modems (cable, DSL, etc.) and routers
- Copiers: floor and desktop models
- Equalizers and (pre)amplifiers
- Pagers
- PDAs
- Personal hand held computers
- Printers: floor model office and graphic printers up to 48" wide (excludes printing press printers)
- Radios (includes clock radios)
- Receivers
- Speakers
- Telephones: physical and accessories (excludes PBXs)
- Tuner
- Turntable
- Typewriters: electric and electronic (excludes manual)
- Video players/projectors
- Video recorder
Electronic Items NOT Accepted
- Audio tapes
- Batteries - non-rechargeable (alkaline, lithium)
- Batteries - leaking, wet or damaged
- Compact disks (CDs)
- Contaminated medical equipment (EEGs, X-Ray units, Imaging Displays, etc.)
- Digital video disks (DVDs)
- Diskettes (other than 3.5"), tapes, cartridges, CDs, diskette cases or diskette racks
- Glass electronic components (e.g. bare or broken cathode ray tubes (CRTs) or other vacuum tubes)
- Items containing mercury (thermometers, thermostats, mercury switches)
- Items containing radioactive components (e.g. smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, radon detectors, medical equipment, etc.)
- Items containing refrigerant (refrigerators, dehumidifiers, etc.)
- Kitchen appliances (except microwave ovens)
- Light bulbs of any kind
- Manuals or other paper documents
- Packaging materials (cardboard boxes, Styrofoam, etc.)
- Plastics of any kind
- Printer cartridges (toner, ink, etc.)
- Video tapes
- Vinyl records
Chargeable items
$10.00 per item: Microwave ovens (must be clean and glass tray must be removed)
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