PUBLIC ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING EVENT
City Takes Unwanted Electronics on Saturday, March 17

 

March 12, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Wes Thompson, Solid Waste Management Supervisor, (310) 458-8546


Each year in California, hundreds of thousands of computers, monitors, copiers, fax machines, printers, televisions and other electronic items become "obsolete" as rapid advances in technology and an expanding demand for new features accelerate the generation of "old" electronic equipment (E-Waste).

Most electronic devices contain a variety of materials, including metals, that can be recovered and used again. In addition, some electronic products contain enough levels of certain materials that render them hazardous and unacceptable for municipal trash disposal. California law designates waste televisions and monitors as hazardous.

It is estimated that up to 75 percent of these outdated electronics are in storage because people don't know what to do with them. But we do! The City of Santa Monica’s Solid Waste Management Division will conduct a FREE—that's right, FREE!—Public E-Waste Recycling Event on Saturday, March 17.  Clear your storage space of that technologically deficient E-Waste by bringing it to the City Yards, 2500 Michigan Avenue (near Olympic and Cloverfield) from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Please call the Solid Waste Management Division at (310) 458-8546 for more information.  Residents with disabilities may call (310) 458-8596 for a form to request a special pick-up.


 

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