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Two Canadian teen brothers (Alex and Sam) who volunteer to collect old electronics so that we can donate them to the Electronics Recycling Association, which wipes clean, refurbishes, and donates them to Canadians in need. 🍁 Sustainability, Youth activism

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There are benefits to using your device as long as it still works: 1) your wallet and 2) the environment.

Then please donate it to an organization that will refurbish it, wipe it clean and donate it to somebody in need. This is called circular economy. Tech bros don't want you to do this.

27.11.2025 16:55 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Have Your Say: What Are Your Recycling Preferences When It Comes to Used Electronics? (Survey) Hi everyone, I’m launching an important survey, and I’d love for you to be part of it. As many of you know, through Earthly Bros I’ve been working with the Electronics Recycling Association (ERA) f…

I will be contacting local politicians in Canada to try to get them involved in the electronics reuse & recycling program that I am involved on. Will you respond to my survey to help me build a case?

Details and link in my blog post: earthlyalex.wordpress.com/2025/08/08/h...

#youth #climatechange

08.08.2025 23:43 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
Quantity e-waste collected
2024 - 110
2025 - 217
2024 + 2025 - 327
Goal 2024 + 2025 - 350

Quantity e-waste collected 2024 - 110 2025 - 217 2024 + 2025 - 327 Goal 2024 + 2025 - 350

My brother, Sam, and I make a great team. We have almost doubled the number of electronic waste that I collected on my own last year. Only 3 more to go!

Also, we are very close to surpassing the milestone of 350 items collected since the very beginning! We have until August 31st. β™»οΈπŸ’»πŸ

#ewaste

03.08.2025 02:21 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Mayor West (left) and Sam of Earthly Bros (right)

Sales aid: "Donate your used electronics"

Mayor West (left) and Sam of Earthly Bros (right) Sales aid: "Donate your used electronics"

Grateful to Mayor West for inviting my brother Sam and me to his 2nd Sustainability Series event this past week. It was a pleasure to attend and share our passion for responsible electronics recycling. Here's Sam with Mayor West, showcasing our homemade sales aid.

22.06.2025 14:29 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

"The regulation in particular introduces a mandatory target for recycled plastics and opens the possibility to set future targets for recycled steel, aluminium, and critical raw materials," the council said.

19.06.2025 13:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ‘πŸΌπŸ‘πŸΌπŸ‘πŸΌπŸͺ«β™»οΈ

19.06.2025 13:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you. I hope so too.

07.06.2025 20:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Here are the results for a few more of the globalization survey questions. I know it's hard to see some of the data in the countries of the participants. I am still new with this app so I haven't figured out how to expand that yet but I think you get the idea.

06.06.2025 17:46 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

I did not know. Thank you for sharing.

06.06.2025 17:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Wordcloud with response to the following question: "How would you describe 'globalization'? Total sample size was 133

Wordcloud with response to the following question: "How would you describe 'globalization'? Total sample size was 133

Thank you everybody who responded to my survey. I have to finish my report today but here is the wordcloud that I was able to make from all your responses about what the word "globalization" means to you.

06.06.2025 16:05 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Merci

15.05.2025 02:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Merci beaucoup. Γ‡a me donne du matΓ©riel Γ  travailler avec pour mon devoir.

15.05.2025 02:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Bonjour! This is for a school project related to la "Loi canadienne sur la protection de l’environnement". I am supposed to analyze 3 comments that I get on this post, so if you have a comment, thank you for sharing it. Your comment can be in French or English.

#sustainability #francais #teacher

14.05.2025 22:38 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
Alex receiving award from Magna Int'l for volunteer services.

Alex receiving award from Magna Int'l for volunteer services.

20 volunteer students pose on staircase with purple balloons on each side.

20 volunteer students pose on staircase with purple balloons on each side.

Thank you Magna Int'l and Neighbourhood Network for a memorable evening celebrating the 20 Give Back award recipients. It felt amazing to be part of such an amazing group of student volunteers. Read about our volunteer projects here: neighbourhoodnetwork.org/program/give... #GiveBack #Canada #award

02.05.2025 13:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
2025 Give Back Awards
Electronics Recycling Advocate
Sustainability Champion
Magna

2025 Give Back Awards Electronics Recycling Advocate Sustainability Champion Magna

Thank you so much, Neighbourhood Network, for recognizing my volunteer work. This is a great honour.

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29.04.2025 22:54 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thank you, Councillor Scott Thompson, for inviting Sam and I (Alex) to collect used electronics for recycling at your free public skating event yesterday. It was a lot of fun. We met a lot of people who are keen to keep electronics out of our landfill. earthlyalex.wordpress.com/2025/04/28/a...

28.04.2025 18:07 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Season 2, Episode 26: Alex and Sam
Season 2, Episode 26: Alex and Sam YouTube video by Climate Action Figures

Happy earth day! 🌎 Sam and I (Alex) are honoured to have had a chance to talk w John from Climate Action Figures about how we are preventing electronics from going to landfill, and it's helping Canadians in need access technology at the same time. β™»οΈπŸ’»πŸ

#environment #youth #recycling #ewaste #Canada

22.04.2025 18:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Hi, sorry I haven't checked Bluesky for a while. Since you are in the US, you cannot ship for free. I'm so sorry. If you have 20 or more electronics to donate, then we could send a truck to pick up at your location, but not many people have that many. If you do, let me know.

05.04.2025 04:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Look what our Mom, @hellobonjour.bsky.social , is planning to do for us. Yay! That would be sooo cool.

#Environment #ClimateChange #Recycling #Electronics #ewaste #Sustainability

25.03.2025 14:08 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Image of a tablet surrounded by flowers viewed from above. "Happy 1st Day of Spring. Contact us to refurbish / recycle your old electronics.  Earthly Bros.  earthlyalex@gmail.com

Image of a tablet surrounded by flowers viewed from above. "Happy 1st Day of Spring. Contact us to refurbish / recycle your old electronics. Earthly Bros. earthlyalex@gmail.com

Spring is all about new life! 🌷🌼πŸͺ»

Contact us if you have old tablets, mobile phones, desktops, that you would like wiped clean and donated to a Canadian in need. Give new life to your old electronics and help make technology accessible to a Canadian. πŸπŸ’»β™»οΈπŸ˜Š

earthlyalex@gmail.com

#electronics #reuse

20.03.2025 15:31 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for sharing! πŸπŸ’»β™»οΈπŸ˜Š

20.03.2025 15:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much! πŸπŸ’»β™»οΈπŸ˜Š

20.03.2025 15:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for reminding people about this important day. Every day should be recycling day in our opinion.

19.03.2025 03:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ophthalmologists, optometrists and opticians with old electronics - you can donate these to be wiped clean, refurbished and donated to a Canadian in need. Contact us for details!

19.03.2025 03:49 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

That's exactly our mission! We collect old electronics and donate them to a company that wipes them clean, refurbishes and then donates to a Canadian in need. If it cannot be refurbished, then they recycle it instead.

19.03.2025 03:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Waste hierarchy, from top to bottom: refuse and reduce; share, reuse, repair; recycle; recover; landfill. Icons represent each tier. The best tier at the top is refuse and reduce. The middle tier, "recycle", is highlighted as it's Global Recycling Day.

Waste hierarchy, from top to bottom: refuse and reduce; share, reuse, repair; recycle; recover; landfill. Icons represent each tier. The best tier at the top is refuse and reduce. The middle tier, "recycle", is highlighted as it's Global Recycling Day.

It's #GlobalRecyclingDay! Recycling keeps valuable materials in use so we don't have to extract more from our precious environment. While it's important to practice the higher tiers of this list first, it's still important to remember to recycle what you can. πŸ’‘

#CircularEconomy #Plastics

18.03.2025 21:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Attending Mayor West’s Sustainability in Our City Conference on Global Recycling Day Today was an exciting day! March 18th is Global Recycling Day, and my brother Sam and I had the privilege of attending Mayor David West’s Sustainability in Our City conference series in Richmond Hi…

Today, my brother Sam and I had the privilege of attending Mayor David West’s Sustainability in Our City series in Richmond Hill, Ontario. We were invited to collect old electronics from attendees.

#Sustainability #richmondhill #mayorwest #electronics #ontario #onpoli #unitednations #recycling

19.03.2025 03:44 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Thank you for helping us get the word out. πŸβ™»οΈ

19.03.2025 03:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much.

19.03.2025 03:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hi Cheryl, we are teen brothers promoting electronics recycling in Canada. Could you help us get our message out for Global Recycling Day? Our volunteer work helps declutter, protect the environment, and gives refurbished technology to Canadians in need. Everybody wins. πŸπŸ’»β™»οΈπŸ˜Š

18.03.2025 13:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1