Post Author's Photographer By Kristin Eggen July 19, 2018

On Wednesday, July 25th from 3-6PMrecycle your old small electronic devices at the Winneshiek Farmers Marketand help endangered species at the same time.

At a glance:

Where: Winneshiek Farmers Market, Oneota Co-op Parking lot, Decorah

When: Wednesday, July 25th, 3:00-6:00PM

What: Accepted items: old cell phones, chargers, iPods/MP3 players, and headphones.

Participants will help conserve wildlife by reducing the need for mining and human interference by donating old cell phones, chargers, iPods/MP3 players, and headphones. Donations will be sent to Eco-Cell to be properly disposed of.

Coltan, an ore mined in African countries, is a key element in manufacturing small devices (i.e. cell phones) that often results in chimpanzee and gorilla poaching. Additionally, unsustainable mining techniques perpetuate the degradation of these species’ habitats.Eco-Cell has been recycling cell phones and supporting wildlife habitat since 2003.

You can also mail your waste to Emily with a postmark date of 7/24 or sooner: Emily Osborne c/o Winneshiek Energy District, PO Box 14, Decorah, IA 52101.


Kristin Eggen first came to the Winneshiek Energy District as a Green Iowa AmeriCorps member in 2015. Eight years later, she is thrilled to lead the grassroots clean energy movement in Winneshiek County. Kristin deeply appreciates rural communities, Northeast Iowa, community sustainability, and nonprofit management. She uses The Art of Hosting Conversations that Matter methodology and graphic recording services to drive strategic conversations around community sustainability, justice, fundraising, and nonprofit health.

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