New Location for Spring Electronics Recycling Day 2012!
WHEN: Saturday, March 17th, 9 am -1 pm
NEW LOCATION!: Decatur Public Works, 2635 Talley St.
*Enter on Talley Street from Columbia Drive
Please note, styrofoam will no longer be collected at Decatur's Electronics Recycling Day. This material will be accepted at the new Paper Shredding and Styrofoam Recycling Event on March 31st from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Don't throw away that old cell phone, camera or PC component! Save it and recycle it at Decatur's free Electronics Recycling event. This event has been hugely successful at diverting electronic equipment from landfills, where they may contaminate soil and water.
The next event takes place Saturday, March 17th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Decatur Public Works located at 2635 Talley Street. Electronics dropped off that day will be sorted and disassembled into raw materials or cleaned for re use.
Recyclables must be dropped off during the hours of the event. Early drop-offs are not possible. Almost anything with an electrical cord can be recycled except microwave ovens.
TV's will be recycled for a minimal fee of $10 cash only per TV set with exact change. There is no charge to recycle other items. Any metro area resident can participate.
For additional information call:
Sean Woodson
Solid Waste Superintendent
678-898-8562
Acceptable Items
Almost anything with an electrical cord can be recycled at the event EXCEPT microwave ovens, furniture, light fixtures, household appliances, lamps, vacuum cleaners.
We will recycle for free: Desktop computers , Telephones, Mini-towers, Telephony equipment, Laptop computers, Adding machines,Monitors, Calculators, Servers, Typewriters, Workstations, Label makers,Keyboards, Copiers, Mice, Fax machines, Joystick game controllers, Answering machines, Printers, Printer cartridges, Digital cameras , Zip drives, Batteries, Speakers, PDAs, Pagers, VCRs, Hubs, DVD players, Routers, Cable converter boxes, Scanners, Remote controls, Digital projectors, Stereo equipment ,UPS units, Radios, Main frames, Portable CD players, Component parts, Portable game players, Cables, GPS receivers, 3-in-1 devices, printer/copier/fax machines., Electric lawn mowers and garden equipment, any kind of Battery.
We will recycle television sets for $10 exact change.
Frequently Asked Questions About Decatur's Electronics Recycling Day
Q: How often is electronics recycling available?
A: Twice a year, in spring and fall on a designated Saturday morning. Please check back for the updated Vehicle Traffic Plan before the event in order to ensure a short wait and a quick drop-off.
Q: Is this limited to people who live in Decatur?
A: No, anyone may participate, including businesses and institutions from the entire metro area.
Q: Can I drop things off a day early?
A: No. Saturday morning, as advertised, is the only time we can accept your electronics.
Q: What else can be recycled at this event?
A: Currently, we recycle electronics and batteries of all kinds. Check this web site shortly before each event to see what we are accepting.
Q: Why should I recycle electronics?
A: Computers, printers and other electronics contain potentially dangerous chemicals such as mercury and lead which can be toxic to living things and human health if allowed to leach into our ground water from a landfill. Precious metals can be extracted from some items, thus reducing the environmental destruction of mining.
Q: What kind of recyclables can I bring?
A: Desktop or Laptop computers , Telephones, Mini-towers, Telephony equipment, Adding machines, Monitors, Calculators, Servers, Typewriters, Workstations, Label makers, Keyboards, Copiers, Mice, Fax machines, Joystick game controllers, Answering machines, Printers, Printer cartridges, Digital cameras, Zip drives, Batteries, Speakers, PDAs, Pagers, VCRs, Hubs, DVD players, Routers, Cable converter boxes, Scanners, Remote controls, Digital projectors, Stereo equipment UPS units, Radios, Main frames, Portable CD players, Component parts, Portable game players, Cables, GPS receivers, 3-in-1 devices, printer/copier/fax machines. Other Items: Any kind of battery.
Q: Does this stuff need to be packaged?
A: No. It is easiest for us if the items are not boxed or bagged. If you want to go the extra mile, clip power cords and bring the cords and equipment.
Q: Is there anything I can’t bring?
A: We cannot recycle microwave ovens, furniture, light fixtures, household appliances, lamps, or vacuum cleaners. Please do not bring old paper owner’s manuals.
Q: Is this stuff really recycled?
A: Yes, we vet the companies that assist us to be sure everything is recycled. responsibly, without being dumped around the globe. Our main vendor states “Bionew USA Corporation will dismantle all of the materials received in the United States down to the bare component, be it plastic, metal, circuit boards, CRT tubes, and any other e-waste/scrap, then the materials are sent downstream for recycling. Bionew has a zero waste corporate policy ensuring that none of the material brought into our facilities for recycling will end up in a landfill either domestically or internationally.” Some items such as cell phones may be refurbished and re-used.
Q: Can someone read the data on my hard drive?
A: It is your responsibility to clean your hard drive with one of the programs available commercially or for free on the Internet. Owners should be aware that there are risks of private or other information being pulled from laptop drives, and that therefore the donor assumes such risks and waives all liability for any potential disclosure of private, personal, financial, etc. information that may be extracted from the laptop by third parties who end up with the laptop, etc.
Q: Is there a charge to drop things off?
A: There is a $10.00 cash only exact change only for Televisions.
Electronics Recycling Day Images
October 2007
Electronics Recycling: A Must for the Future
by Scott Thompson
Electronics Recycling Day, held twice a year in Decatur for the past three years, is a resounding answer to a distress call from our future. It is a community effort that, thanks to our outstanding volunteers, continues to be a success.
The March 2008 Recycling Day brought more than 100 volunteers out to help unload more than 400 vehicles per hour for four hours. Adding their efforts to those of the volunteers for the five previous events, Decatur has now diverted more than 240 tons from the landfill.
Weight, however, is only the beginning of the story. In the last two events, volunteers collected more than 28 cubic yards of Styrofoam, enough to fill one of the city’s rear loaders to 75 percent of capacity.
Similarities among the six events are two-fold. First, even the event veterans are astounded at how high the pallets are stacked in the Decatur High School parking lot. Second, volunteers who show up for the early shift tend to stay through the late shift. And as we pull the barricades across the driveway at the end of the day, all the volunteers ask how they can continue to help.
Electronics Recycling Days are held in March and October.