Nov 27: Electronic Waste Drop Off

This Saturday [Nov 27] will be the last opportunity to recycle electronic waste in 2010. Electronic items can be taken to the Tynes Bay Waste to Energy Facility on Palmetto Road, Devonshire from 9am to 5pm

Government is encouraging residents to bring their old, worn out electronics to be recycled – everything from battery operated toys and hair dryers all the way up to computers and other Circuit Board Containing Equipment; anything powered by batteries or power cord. This includes:

• Household air conditioners
• Monitors
• Televisions
• Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs)
• Computer Processing Units (CPUs)
• Keyboards
• Telephones
• Cell Phones
• Printers
• Copiers
• Typewriters
• Mainframe Equipment
• Laptops
• Fax Machines
• Stereo Equipment / Radios
• Satellite Receivers
• Other Circuit Board Containing Equipment and anything with batteries or a power cord

In 2009/2010 the Waste Management section sent away 110 containers for recycling. These were comprised of 26 containers of air conditioners, 24 containers of vehicle batteries, 14 containers of tin, seven containers of aluminum, six containers of other metals, 16 containers of motor oil, two containers of fluorescent tubes, four containers of transformers one container of household batteries and 10 containers of e-Waste.

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