City of Atlanta to sponsor Electronic Waste Day 2009

ATLANTA (March 9, 2009) – The City of Atlanta will host an Electronic Waste Recycling Day Saturday, April 18 from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at Turner Field’s GOLD Lot.

Residents are encouraged to bring their old computers and household electronics to be recycled.

This is the seventh year the City of Atlanta has sponsored e-waste recycling. In 2008, more than 1,000 items including computers, cell phones, stereos, televisions and other electronics were recycled. 

Electronics account for up to five percent of landfill volume and contributes up to 70 percent of the toxins found in landfills because every year newer and better products are being sold to consumers. 

The goal of Electronic Waste Recycling Day is to promote the recovery, reuse, and recycling of obsolete electronic equipment and to encourage the design, manufacture, and purchase of environmentally responsible electronic equipment.

The E-Waste Recycling Day is sponsored by Atlanta City Councilwoman Carla Smith; Keep Atlanta Beautiful; Turner Field; Advanced Disposal; Dream Sanitation; Atlanta Recycling Solutions, LLC.; the Atlanta Department of Public Works; and Best Buy.

The following items will be accepted at the city of Atlanta’s E-Waste Recycling Day: 

* COMPUTER MONITORS
* TELEVISIONS ($10 fee required)
* MICROWAVE OVENS
* COMPUTER CPUs
* STEREOS
* TELEPHONES
* LAPTOPS
* COPIERS
* CB RADIOS
* PRINTERS
* VIDEO MACHINES
* CD PLAYERS
* DISK DRIVES
* VCRs and DVD PLAYERS
* PORTABLE RADIOS
* FLOPPY DRIVES
* CAMCORDERS
* CELL PHONES
* TEST & NETWORKING EQUIPMENT
* CAMERAS
* KEYBOARDS
* MODEMS
* RECORD PLAYERS
* SCANNERS
* CIRCUIT BOARDS
* SPEAKERS
* ELECTRICAL PANELS
* TYPEWRITERS
* UPS / BATTERY BACK-UP
* FAX MACHINES
* CD ROMS
* PROJECTORS
* CABLES
* COMPUTER MOUSE

The following items will not be accepted: consoles, projection televisions, vacuum cleaners, refrigerators, washers, dryers, freezers, de-humidifiers or humidifiers, gas-powered equipment, tires, household trash and NON-electronic equipment.

For more information, please call Councilwoman Smith’s office at (404) 330-6039.