Schenectady County electric recycling this Saturday

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10)-- Schenectady County residents can responsibly recycle unwanted electronics on May 4 at a free electronic recycling event sponsored by Schenectady County. The event is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at SUNY Schenectady.

Registration is required and can be done online or by calling (518) 388-4775. Drop-offs can be made in the back parking lot at 78 State St. To keep harmful chemicals and metals out of landfills, electronic recycling events increase sustainability efforts by using recycled parts in other marketable materials.

Accepted items:

• Batteries (assorted chemistries)
• Business machines
• Cables & IT accessories
• Cameras
• Computer peripherals (mice, keyboards, webcams, speakers, microphones)
• Computers
• Copiers
• Electronics scrap
• Fax machines
• Fluorescent lamps
• Gaming devices
• GPS units
• Lab & medical electronics
• Laptops
• Mainframe/ Midrange
• Mobile devices (Cell phones, Tablets, PDAs, MP3 players)
• Monitors
• Networking gear
• Phone systems
• Power supplies
• Printers & plotters (ink, toner, & cartridges)
• Routers & switches
• Scanners
• Scientific equipment
• Security equipment
• Servers & server racks
• Stereo equipment
• Storage devices (external hard drives, solid state drives, SD cards, memory cards, card readers)
• Telecommunications equipment
• Televisions
• Terminals
• Media: CD’s, VHS Tapes, DVD’s, Cassettes
• UPS
• Video & audio equipment
• Wiring & Cabling

Not accepted:

• Carbon monoxide detectors
• Dehumidifiers
• Devices containing liquid mercury (thermostats, switches, medical devices, thermometers)
• Freon-containing devices/materials (refrigerators, air conditioners, dehumidifiers)
• Gas powered equipment
• Household hazardous waste
• Large appliances (stoves, washers, dryers, dishwashers)
• Liquids
• Propane tanks
• Radioactive materials
• Small appliances (toasters, vacuum cleaners, coffee makers, irons, hair dryers)
• Smoke detectors