Dunwoody residents can register to drop off electronics for recycling on October 1.
Dunwoody, GA – August 30, 2023– Residents can register now for the City of Dunwoody’s Electronics Recycling Event from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, October 1, at St. Luke’s Presbyterian Church (1978 Mt. Vernon Road). This free event is for Dunwoody residents only. They can find a link to register here: www.dunwoodyga.gov/electronics.
During the most recent electronics recycling event in 2022, 313 residents recycled 24,2002 pounds of e-waste. The recycled items included 105 laptops, 79 desktop computers, 66 LCD monitors, 54 tablets, and 46 cell phones.
“We appreciate the way residents support the City’s sustainability efforts by participating in electronics recycling,” said Dunwoody Community Development Director Richard McLeod. “We always have a strong response and appreciate City Council for prioritizing funding for this event.”
Items accepted for recycling include the following: monitors, desktops, laptops, smartphones, tablets, keyboards, mice, servers, networking gear, circuit boards, RAM & CPU, wires & cables, hard drives & memory cards (HDD, SSD, SD), digital cameras, GPS units, speakers, copiers, ink & toner, scanners, projectors, game consoles, phone systems, lab & medical equipment, point of sale systems, microwaves, DVD players, and barcode scanners.
Items that are not accepted include the following: cracked LCD TVs & monitors, broken/bare CRT TVs & monitors, light bulbs, radioactive material, hazardous waste, any liquid, paint. There will be no paper shredding at this event.
The company providing the recycling, eWaste ePlanet, provides 100% data security with zero waste to landfills. Dunwoody Community Development staff, Dunwoody’s Sustainability Committee and St. Luke’s Green Team helped organize and will assist with this event.
