Now that a shiny, new TV hangs from your wall, what do to with the old telly? Or how about the drawer full of first generation cell phones?
The folks connected with Keep East Point Beautiful want you drop off old electronics so those items can be disposed of in an environmentally safe way.
The organization is hosting an Electronic Recycling Day on Saturday, Nov. 28, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the East Point Historical Society, 1685 Norman Berry Dr. It is part of a local observance of America Recycles Day, which was Sunday, Nov. 15th. The day is
"the only nationally recognized day dedicated to encouraging Americans to recycle and to buy recycled products."
For 12 years, communities have participated in the project to boost recycling efforts and avoid tossing items in landfills.
On Saturday, the following items can be dropped off at the recycling center:
Computers, monitors, laptops, servers, keyboards and mice, MP3 players, cell phones, PDA’s, fax machines, small copy machines, UPS batteries, over head projectors, type writers, scanners, VCR players, office shredders, tape players, tele-communication equipment (telephones, network switches, antennas, etc.) AC adapter, power supplies, surge protectors, switch boxes and calculators, wires and cables, docking stations, internal and external hard-drives, tape drives, external modems, electronic motors, transformers, sound equipment (such as receivers, amplifiers, CD/DVD players, etc), computer network equipment (hubs, routers, etc) banking equipment (such as counters, magnetic card readers, check printers, etc.) test equipment (oscilloscope, voltmeter, amp meter, power meter, voltage generators, etc.)(Items are free to drop off, except TVs. There is a $5 fee.)
Remember that every Friday is when recycling is picked up in Jefferson Park.
The City of East Point Sanitation Department collects: newspaper; all colors of glass, clear, green and brown; and aluminum cans from the curb residentially.
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