Dunwoody residents can register to drop off electronics for recycling on Sept. 29.
Dunwoody, GA – August 26, 2024– Residents can register now for the City of Dunwoody’s Electronics Recycling Event from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 29, at St. Luke’s Presbyterian Church (1978 Mt. Vernon Rd.). This free event is for Dunwoody residents only. They can find a link to register here: //www.dunwoodyga.gov/electronics.
During last year’s electronics recycling event, 453 residents recycled 33,768 pounds of e-waste. The recycled items included 292 laptops, 176 desktop computers, 206 hard drives, 5,176 pounds of LCD TVs, and 4,414 pounds of printers.
“We’re grateful for 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 the City Council for prioritizing funding for this event.”
Items accepted for recycling include monitors, desktops, laptops, smartphones, tablets, keyboards, servers, networking gear, circuit boards, RAM & CPU, wires & cables, hard drives and memory cards (HDD, SSD, SD), digital cameras, GPS units, speakers, copiers, ink and toner, scanners, projectors, game consoles, phone systems, lab and medical equipment, point of sale systems, microwaves, DVD players, and barcode scanners.
Items that are not accepted include cracked LCD TVs and monitors, broken/bare CRT TVs and monitors, light bulbs, radioactive material, hazardous waste, any liquid, and paint. There will be no paper shredding at this event.
The company providing the recycling, eWaste ePlanet, provides 100 percent 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.
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For more information, please contact Jennifer Boettcher, Communications Director, at 470-352-2959 or jennifer.boettcher@dunwoodyga.gov.
