Decatur Electronics Recycling Day Fall 2010 - It's that time of year again. Start gathering your items and plan your stop for recycling. Most of us have a few things that should be recycled rather than tossed in the trash.
Below is the pertinent information:
What: Decatur Electronics Recycling Day Fall 2010 
When: Saturday, October. 30, 2010 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Where: Decatur High School Parking Lot which is at the corner of N. McDonough Street and Howard Avenue
Why: This semi-annual event has been hugely successful at diverting electronic equipment from landfills, where they may contaminate soil and water.
Who: Volunteers assist in unloading items. To volunteer, please contact Sandy Johnson at 404-377-5571. Anybody can drop items off. You do not need to be a Decatur resident to participate.
Items that can be Recycled: 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, GPS 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.
TVs 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.
What happens to the stuff you drop off? Electronics dropped off that day will be sorted and disassembled into raw materials or cleaned for re use.
Early drop offs are not possible.
Almost anything with an electrical cord can be recycled at the event EXCEPT microwave ovens, furniture, light fixtures, household appliances, lamps, vacuum cleaners.
For your own security, please erase personal information from your computers before dropping off.
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Hey good for you doing such as service out there. These are things that should be properly disposed or recycled for the internal risks they have
These are great events that help households get rid of the items they no longer use or need, for whatever reason.
Jen, posting about our local recycling events is a great way to use localism...I did this for my area a while back, too. :)
Leilani
P.S. Thanks for including the tip about erasing personal information from computers before recycling them...you just never know!
Jen it has been a while since we have had one of these around here, but we are in need of one. I have a couple of old TV sets and a few other things I need to get rid of.
Thanks Jen! I was just thinking about where I could recycle or re-purpose my old, old Compaq Laptop!
Thank you Stan, I agree.
Carol, We all have extra stuff. We went through our house and found 6 extra remote controls. Don't ask me why, that's not my department. :)
Souza Realty, Erasing personal info is really important. We want to make sure personal data isn't recycled into the wrong hands.
George, Maybe you could suggest it to your local sanitation department?
You're welcome Patty! It was a beautiful day to get out and about yesterday.
Wonderful post! Great job making the community aware of their recycling options.
Thanks Carla for stopping by. Events like this make recycling easy.