Recycling Office

RESIDENTIAL ELECTRONICS RECYCLING
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

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Allegany County Government will have a collection of electronics on Saturday, September 18, 2010 at Allegany County Office Complex – Rear Parking Lot, 701 Kelly Road, Cumberland, Maryland from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

This electronics recycling event is presented by the Allegany County Commissioners, James J. Stakem, Robert M. Hutcheson, and Dale R. Lewis, and the Allegany County Solid Waste Management Board.

JVS Environmental, a recycling entity based in Rockwood, Pennsylvania, will be responsible for the safe and legal disposition of the electronics. JVS reuses/recycles all accepted items according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency guidelines.

This is for residential e-cycling only. Allegany County Government encourages all households to take advantage of this recycling event.  Businesses, institutions, and commercial/industrial operations should contact Allegany County Recycling Coordinator Terry A. Bennett for additional electronic recycling information: 301-777-5933 X 210, terry.bennett@allconet.org

FREE - - - NOTHING TO PAY TO DROP OFF:

• microwaves

• batteries: NiCD & Li-ion

• computer tower/CPU

• laptop/notebook computers

• computer components (keyboard, mouse, speaker)

• uninterruptible power supplies/surge protectors

• stereo electronics (no wooden speakers)

• DVD/VCR, compact disc, tape players

• telephones

• cell phones

• pagers

• answering machines

• cameras

• camcorders

• fax machines

• copiers

• printers

• scanners

• all-in-one machines

• laminating machines

• transparency makers

• word processors

• electric typewriters

• calculators

• adding machines

• clocks

• radios

ONLY PAY TO DROP OFF COMPUTER MONITORS & TVS:

COMPUTER MONITORS: $5.00 per monitor for everyone

TELEVISION SETS:

• all floor model TVs and  all TVs with diagonal screens 27 inches or more:  

$10.00 per set for Allegany County residents, $20.00 all others

• all TVs with diagonal screens 26 inches or less:

     $5.00 per set for Allegany County residents, $10.00 all others.

Allegany County residents will be required to show a valid drivers license to receive the in-county discount.

NOT ACCEPTED: appliances/white goods, alkaline batteries, fluorescent light bulbs, wooden speakers, any items with freon.