Electronics Recycling Day is May 8

Community members, businesses and residents from surrounding communities are encouraged to recycle their unwanted electronic items at the Texas Township Campus of Kalamazoo Valley Community College, 6767 W O Ave, Kalamazoo, on Friday, May 8 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Green Earth Electronics Recycling will be operating the event.

Accepted items include computers, laptops, smart phones, monitors, TVs, telephones, cameras, DVD players, cords/cables, printers, toner cartridges, cell phones, refrigerators, air conditioners, appliances and any other electronic items or items with a cord. A hazardous waste fee will be collected for CRT monitors ($5) and tube TVs ($10). All other items are recycled free of charge. All hard drives are wiped to Department of Defense specifications or shredded. All businesses are encouraged to preregister by emailing pickup@greenearth1.com or calling (269) 326-1232.

Green Earth Electronics Recycling, headquartered in St. Joseph, Michigan, is a company whose focus is to keep unwanted electronics out of the landfill by using the best practices in information destruction and recycling. They are registered with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. Their services include corporate pickups and on-site hard drive shredding as well as community drop-off events. For more information please visit www.GreenEarth1.com or email pickup@GreenEarth1.com.