E-Waste Recycling Event On 5th Avenue This Sunday

Got old electronics gathering dust in your apartment? Toss them responsibly this Sunday, October 19 from 10am to 4pm, at the e-waste recycling event from the Lower East Side Ecology Center, which is happening as part of the Fall Civic Sweep from the Park Slope Civic Council.

You can drop off both working and non-working electronics at J.J. Byrne Playground, 5th Avenue between 3rd and 4th Streets, and LES Ecology will take it off your hands for either refurbishing or recycling.

Here’s what they’ll accept:

• Computers (laptops & desktops, servers, mainframes)
• Monitors
• Printers, scanners, fax-machines, copiers
• Network devices (routers, hubs, modems, etc.)
• Peripherals (keyboards, mice, cables, cords, chargers, etc.)
• Tablets and e-readers
• Components (hard drives, CD-ROMs, circuit boards, power supplies, etc.)
• TVs, VCRs, DVRs, and DVD players
• Digital converter boxes, cable/satellite receivers
• Portable music players
• Audio-visual equipment
• Video-games
• Cell phones, pagers, PDAs
• Telecommunication (phones, answering machines, etc.)

They’ll also take batteries, but ask that alkaline and rechargeable batteries are separated, with the terminals of the rechargeable batteries taped up. They cannot accept home appliances such as microwaves, refrigerators, or air conditioners.

Anyone who drops-off electronic equipment is eligible to receive a $25 coupon and enter a raffle for a Macbook Air courtesy of event series sponsor Tekserve. Zipcar members will recieve a coupon for $15 of free driving credit for coming to the event.