By Forum Staff
The fall free electronic waste recycling event is back.
On Sunday, Oct. 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Woodhaven), City Councilman Bob Holden (D-Maspeth), and Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar (D-Woodhaven) will host the Lower East Side Ecology Company at the Forest Park Bandshell parking lot where staff members will be collecting old and broken electronics to be properly recycled.
Electronics that will be accepted during the event are:
- Computers (laptops and desktops, servers, mainframes);
- Monitors (CRT and flat screen)
- Handheld devices (smartphones, tablets, MP3 players, e-readers, etc.);
- Network devices (routers, hubs, modems, etc.);
- Peripherals (keyboards, mice, cables, cords, chargers, etc.);
- Components (hard drives, CD-ROMs, circuit boards, power supplies, etc.);
- Printers, scanners, fax-machines, etc.;
- TVs, VCRs, DVRs, DVD and Blu-ray Players;
- Digital Converter Boxes, Cable/Satellite Receivers;
- Audio-visual equipment (cameras, microphones, etc.);
- Video-game consoles and accessories;
- Cell phones, pagers, PDAs;
- Stereo equipment;
- Landline phones/answering machines;
- Extension cords
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“By recycling your e-waste, you help to clean up the environment and create a healthier planet now and for future generations,” Sen. Addabbo said.
Items that will NOT be accepted are:
- Batteries of any kind;
- Floppy disks/VHS tapes/CDs/DVDs/cassette tapes;
- Smoke detectors;
- Medication;
- Any hazardous materials or paint;
- Household appliances
“When electronics are not properly recycled, they can end up in our landfills causing harmful chemicals to get into the soil which are quite harmful to the environment and to us,” Addabbo said. “By recycling your e-waste, you help to clean up the environment and create a healthier planet now and for future generations. I understand that it can be difficult to know when and where to dispose of your old electronics, which is why we hold this event twice a year centrally located at Forest Park so residents have the opportunity to join us and get rid of their e-waste right in their community.”
For more information about this event, contact Addabbo’s office at (718) 738-1111.
