Environment: E-waste Recycling and Eco-Depot Collection

Environment: E-waste Recycling and Eco-Depot Collection

• Start Date: 04/24/2010
• Start Time: 08:00:00 AM
• Finish Time: 01:00:00 PM
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• Location: Jenks Jr. High School, 350 Division St, Pawtucket

Short Description

For anyone who missed the e-waste recycling programs earlier this month, the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation will hold an e-waste recycling and Eco-Depot collection together with the town of Pawtucket. The collection will be held on April 24, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Jenks Jr. High School, 350 Division St, Pawtucket. Both the household hazardous waste and the electronic waste collection are free and open to Rhode Island residents only.

Household hazardous wastes include propane gas tanks, half-empty oil paint cans, spent fluorescent light bulbs, mercury thermometers, dirty motor oil, and unused fertilizers – all items that cannot be placed in regular trash. The Eco Depot is the safest way to dispose of them. Appointments are required and will help reduce the time you spend in the drop-off line.

Likewise, most electronic waste cannot be placed in the trash or recycled through R.I.’s curbside program. Through Resource Recovery’s special programs, unwanted and broken personal computer equipment and televisions are recycled for free. All types of household computers are eligible including CPUs, monitors, printers, keyboards, laptops, hard drives, scanners, modems, and mouse devices.

For a complete list of eligible materials, go to www.rirrc.org. On the Web site, you can book an Eco-Depot appointment or call 942-1430 ×241. Appointments are not necessary for recycling e-waste

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