Specifications

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residents and businesses to visit. Events may be held in conjunction with county
organized events.
Advertising should include press releases to generate articles of interest to the
community, small ads in local papers, magazines and community newsletters, and phone
calls or mailings to businesses and other institutions. Also consider public service
announcements on radio and television. The demographics and habits of the community
should be taken into account when planning such events.
A collection should have at least one large trailer or other storage unit on site.
There should be two attendants on site to assist donors and handle the electronics. As a
suggestion to help report information to the State, Attendant can ask donors to complete
a Donor Survey form. The survey helps with assessing the impact of the collection and
may provide information valuable for setting up future collection events. Typically, copies
of the survey are required to be mailed to the state following the collection event.
Collection events are used to increase donations of electronics from under-serviced
areas of the county. These events are held in areas that are more convenient than
donating at an established retail store location.
Keys to a successful event:
1. Thorough preparation and planning.
2. Convenient and highly visible location.
3. Varied and timely advertising placed before and up to the day of the event.
4. Adequate storage and staff.
5. Surveys for feedback valuable for planning future events.