E-Waste Recycling Event

On Sunday, October 11, Addabbo, Assemblyman Mike Miller and Councilman Robert Holden will bring the Lower East Side Ecology Center to the Forest Park Bandshell Parking Lot in Woodhaven from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for electronic waste recycling.

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.