Slices for Devices recycling program helps environment, children’s hospitals

Toronto – Pizza Pizza wants to help Canadians kick start their spring cleaning as part its annual Slices for Devices campaign.

Pizza lovers are invited to drop off eligible electronics devices at any participating location and Pizza Pizza will trade it for a free slice of pepperoni or cheese pizza throughout April, the chain said in a news release.

Pizza Pizza is accepting small end-of-life electronic devices, including smart phones, digital cameras and mp3 players. With the help of Electronic Products Recycling Association (EPRA) and Ontario Electronic Stewardship (OES), the devices will be recycled safely and securely, with proceeds from the process donated to Pizza Pizza’s Slices for Smiles Foundation, supporting Children’s Miracle Network.

The chain also encourages companies and schools to participate by safely recycling their large and small electronic items, including monitors, laptops, computer towers and IT equipment. Companies and schools will receive a gift card that can be used towards a school pizza lunch or company-wide pizza party. The gift card amount will be determined by the volume of electronic waste collected.

All traditional Pizza Pizza restaurant locations across Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia will participate in the program, which since its launch in 2004 has diverted more than 17,000 electronic devices from landfills.

Out-of-use electronics are composed of reusable materials like plastics, copper, silver and precious metals that can be recycled into materials and put back into manufacturing, Pizza Pizza said. Last year, the company diverted close to six tonnes of unwanted electronics from landfills.

To learn more about the program, visit www.pizzapizza.ca/earthmonth.