CHESAPEAKE, Va., April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- On Saturday, April 25, 2009 at the
Hampton Convention Center, Cox Communications and Synergy Recycling will hold
an electronic or "e-waste" recycling event. The event will run from 8 a.m. to
1 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

"Cox is sponsoring this event because of its commitment to environmental
protection and recycling," says Gary McCollum, Senior Vice President and
General Manager of Cox Hampton Roads. "The goal of our movement is to further
reduce the company's annual carbon footprint, or greenhouse gas emissions, by
20% by 2017. In addition to a commitment to hybrid vehicle purchases and other
such activities, through our local Cox Conserves Committee, we encourage
recycling and other 'green friendly' activities and partnerships."

For this event, residents are asked to bring proof of residency. E-waste
collected includes items such as: computers, televisions, stereos, camcorders,
cell phones, printers, scanners, and thousands of other household or office
devices powered by plug or battery.

"We are pleased to partner with Cox for this activity. We offer our utmost
commitment to ensuring that all items are properly handled following the
event. For example, electronic waste will be consolidated and then transported
for processing. Materials are inspected upon assigned tracking numbers. All
data storing devices are wiped or shredded. Components that are economically
reusable are repaired for reuse," says Dave Dibean, Synergy Recycling.

In addition to the April 25 event, Synergy Recycling will pick up e-waste from
area businesses free of charge from April 14 to May 1. For quantities larger
than a truckload, e-mail Dave Dibean at hrrecycling@synergyrecycling.com.
For details re: the recycling event, contact Felicia Blow at 222-8432 or
felicia.blow@cox.com. Also, to learn more about the recycling process, visit
www.synergyrecycling.com.

Synergy Recycling LLC is a privately held firm located in Madison, North
Carolina. A recent $15 million dollar expansion of new processing facility in
Madison North Carolina and into Hampton Roads and Roanoke, Virginia offers
statewide ISO certified electronics recycling. Synergy is ISO 14001:2004 (EMS)
Certified for environmental management and was recently certified ISO 18001
(OHSAS) for occupational health and safety. Synergy Recycling's services
include environmentally responsible recycling of obsolete and end of life
electronic equipment, asset recovery, and certified data destruction of
proprietary or otherwise sensitive media, logistics and transportation for the
materials handled.