America Recycles Day
Gwinnett County's annual America Recycles Day event will be held on Nov. 5 from 9 a.m. until noon at Coolray Field located at 2500 Buford Dr, Lawrenceville.
Gwinnett County Solid Waste Management sponsors the event in partnership with Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful.
Here are some reminders before you come: paper shredding is limited to 5 copier paper boxes; paint is limited to 10 gallons; tires are limited to 8 (without rims), electronics recycling is free except for TVs, monitors, and printers. There is a $35 cash fee per projection or console TV, $15 cash fee per TV or computer monitor, and a $5 cash fee per printer.
All attendees must remain in their vehicles at all times. Items to be recycled should be placed in the trunks or back of vehicles where they will be removed by vendors. Materials should be placed in disposable containers or boxes as containers will not be returned. This is a rain or shine event.
America Recycles Day was started in 1997 by the National Recycling Coalition to encourage Americans to commit to recycling.
For more information call 770.822.7141.
Electronics normally recycled:
CD/DVD player
Hard drives
Security equipment
Cable equipment
Keyboards
Servers
Cameras/Camcorders
Laptops
Speakers
Cash registers
Mainframes
Telephone systems
Cell phones
Mice
Televisions
Circuit boards
Monitors
Terminals
Computers
POS equipment
Typewriters
Copiers
Printers
VCR player
Fax machines
Scanners
Original source can be found here.
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