E-waste Cleanup is Local Priority

Each day there are more local e-waste collection events that pop up to try and handle the growing waste concern that improperly disposing of electronics creates. 

• Oak Lawn, IL outside of Chicago is having an e-waste collection day on January 10th — taking “anything with a plug”, but no news of how all of this is being disposed of.  Just be cautious.
• Aiken, SC had it’s annual Recycle Day, creating a more successful event than they’ve had in the past
  

  Recycling TVs in Aiken, SC

  3 years.  They’re now talking about doing an event every 6 months, with the next one slated for August or September and possibly including recycling household chemicals.  These guys have a solid demanufacturing process in place, ensuring the responsible disposal of the e-waste collected.

• Davenport, IA has a public demanufacturing facility that accepted 1.4 million pounds of e-waste in 2008 alone.  Anyone in the metro Quad-Cities, including those in Illinois, can drop off e-waste at the demanufacturing facility for free through Feb. 27. Or they can wait until spring when the Waste Commission schedules public dropoffs throughout the community.
• Alvin, TX is hosting its third annual “E-waste Event” on Saturday — with the expectation of doubling its 2-truck collection record from last year, based on holiday gifts replacing older technologies and the upcoming Digital Transition.
• Macon, GA – You can recycle computer e-waste and televisions (cost = $10) as The City of Macon sponsors an electronics recycling event held on January 10th at the front of Central City Park.
• Nova Scotia had a jump on many other Canadian jurisdictions with the introduction last February of an electronics recycling program that banned televisions, computers and printers from landfills.  They have 33 sites around the province for continual collections.
• Hillsborough County Florida has 4 collection opportunities this month, trying to keep the old electronics that Holiday gifts have replaced from heading to local landfills. 
  

All in all there are 18 states with new e-waste recycling laws coming into effect, as local authorities are becoming more aware of and concerned about the impact that electronics have in landfills.  Keep your eyes open for events in your area, make sure they’re responsible in their process, and join the recycling fun!