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Electronics Recycling Drive June 11
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Items Accepted at No Charge

Personal Computers                                      
Laptops                                                                              
Modems
Floppy/Disk Drives                                          
Printers                                               
Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) Batteries
CD-Roms                                                            
Fax Machines                                                                    
Cell Phones
Circuit Boards                                                  
Copiers                                                                               
Phones
PC Power Supplies                                         
Stereos/VCR/CD-Players                                               
Scanners
Keyboards                                                         
Typewriters                                                                       
Microwaves
Mouse/Mice                                                        
Test Equipment                                                                
Cabling
PC Monitors                                                       
Networking Equipment                                                 

 

Chargeable Items

Televisions ($10)

 

Items Not Accepted

Console/Projection Televisions                 
Car Batteries                                     
Dryers
Washer/Dryers                                                 
Toaster Ovens                                  
Freezers
Vacuum Cleaner                                              
De-Humidifiers                                  
Blenders
Humidifiers                                                        
Gas Powered Tools                        
Household Trash
Refrigerators                                                     
Tires                                                     
Mixers
Washers                                                             
Battery Powered Tools                  
Ovens

 

 

With the speed of technological updates, most people have old electronics lying around that are now obsolete. Well, don't throw it away. Keep Conyers-Rockdale Beautiful wants your old electronic junk.

KCRB will hold an elecronics recycling drive on June 11, from 9 a.m. - 11 p.m. at 901 Main Street.

The drive is to allow people to safely and easily dispose of electronics and promote recycling within the community. The public is invited to donate electronics regardless of working condition to be dismantled and recycled.

"Instead of throwing it in the trash, the event allows people to bring their electronics in so it can be recycled into future products. We’ve paired up with Atlanta Recycling Solutions. The city of Conyers is helping sponsor this as well as Rockdale County," said KCRB Chair Mike Kessler.

He pointed out certain components of electronics, such as the tubes in non-flat screen monitors, have toxic chemicals that can leach out if it sat in a landfill. "Those chemicals go into the ground. When it rains, there’s runoff and you never know where it ends up. If people dump it on the side of the road, you just never know where that water’s going to go," he said.

Items accepted at no charge include computers, laptops, modems, printers, copiers, phones, cell phones, disk drives, microwaves and stereos.

Televisions are the only chargeable item with a fee of $10.

Major appliances such as washer/dryers, refrigerators/freezers and gas powered tools cannot be accepted. (For a broader list, see "Related Content")

Attendees are asked to come in through the Milstead Avenue side and exit from the Main Street side. Volunteers will be available to unload the items from your car, allowing for a "drive through, drop off" experience.

For more information, contact Keep Conyers-Rockdale Beautiful at 770-929-4076 or kcrb@rockdalecounty.org.