E-waste Recycling

On Sunday, October 9, members from Lower East Side Ecology Center will be on hand at the Forest Park Bandshell Parking Lot in Woodhaven from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to collect unwanted electronic waste.

Electronics that will be accepted during the event are:

• Computers (laptops & desktops, servers, mainframes);
• Monitors (CRT and flat screen);
• Handheld devices (smartphones, tablets, MP3 players, e-readers, etc.);
• Network devices (routers, hubs, modems, etc.);
• Peripherals (keyboards, mice, cables, cords, chargers, etc.);
• Components (hard drives, CD-ROMs, circuit boards, power supplies, etc.);
• Printers under 50 pounds, scanners, fax-machines, etc.;
• TVs, VCRs, DVRs, DVD & Blu-ray Players;
• Digital Converter Boxes, Cable/Satellite Receivers;
• Audio-visual equipment (cameras, microphones, etc.);
• Video-game consoles and accessories;
• Cell phones, pagers, PDAs.

Items that will NOT be accepted are:

• Batteries of any kind;
• Stereo equipment;
• Landline phones/answering machines;
• Extension cords;
• Smoke detectors;
• Any hazardous materials or paint;
• Household appliances.