Salina’s annual electronic waste (e-waste) recycling event,
hosted by the City of Salina and the Midwest Recycling Center (MRC), will take
place at the East Crawford Recreation Area – Runway, on Markley Road, Saturday,
May 5th from 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
E-waste is consumer electronic equipment that is obsolete
and needs to be discarded. Computers, televisions, cameras, gaming systems,
keyboards and microwaves are examples of E-waste.
Recycling electronic equipment not only preserves resources
like aluminum, copper, gold, silver and ferrous metals; It potentially diverts
toxic materials like mercury, lead, cadmium and flame retardants from the
landfill. When electronic equipment is recycled, landfill space is also saved.
There are no limitations regarding who may participate or the
number of items that may be recycled at this event. Nearly any device with a
cord or battery will be accepted. However, smoke detectors, light bulbs,
fluorescent tubes, tapes, CDs, DVDs, alkaline batteries, PCB ballasts,
software, toner cartridges, thermometers, thermostats and hazardous materials
will not be accepted.
There will be a fee collected for the following items: CRT
monitors, $5 each; Freon containing devices, $10 each; LED, LCD or Plasma TVs,
$20 each; CRT televisions 26” or less, $30 each; CRT televisions 27” or
greater, $50 each; console, DLP and rear projection televisions, $50 each. Fees
must be paid by cash or check to Midwest Recycling Center at the time of
drop-off.
Participants should enter the event from Markley Road at the
water tower and then proceed to the drop-off location by following the traffic
cones and signs. Participants are asked to remain in their vehicles while staff
members collect the e-waste. Once drop-off is complete, participants should
exit onto Markley Road at Dean Evans Stadium.
To see a detailed list of items that will be accepted at the
event and view a video of MRC’s recycling process visit www.salina-ks.gov/ewaste.
For further information contact the City of Salina’s Household
Hazardous Waste Facility at (785) 826-6638 or hhw@salina.org. To contact Midwest
Recycling Center call (636) 223-0150.