Carbon County e-cycling event slated for April 27, 28

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April 24, 2009

The Carbon County Department of Solid Waste will hold its spring 2009 electronics recycling collection in Jim Thorpe in April.

The two-day event will be held at at Jim Thorpe Memorial Hall parking lot, located at East 10th St., Jim Thorpe, on Monday, April 27, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Tuesday, April 28, from noon until 6 p.m.

Anything electronic will be accepted at no charge to the county or its residents.

Acceptable materials include: VCRs, DVD players, radios, stereo equipment, computers (monitors, towers, printers, scanners, keyboards), laptops, hard drives, mainframe and telecom equipment, application (OEM) equipment, circuit boards of any kind, fax machines, typewriters, and telephones. TVs will be accepted by AAA Computer and Electronics Recycling with a charge of $10.

Household appliances or items with Freon will not be accepted.

For more information or questions, contact the Solid Waste office at (610) 852-5111.