The Cass County Sustainability Committee will hold their 2021 E-Waste Collection Event on October 16, in the Family Center parking lot at Mill-Walk Mall. The event will run from 8 a.m. until noon.
E-Waste recycling events will take your electronics for safe destruction and recycling.
Many items are accepted for free; others require a small fee to be accepted. A fee will apply to all CRT Monitors, CRT Televisions Rear Projection Televisions and LCD or Plasma Televisions and Monitors; this is due to the hazardous nature of some components in these items. All other items can be recycled for free.
Items accepted at no charge include: Computer towers, keyboards, printers, laptops, tablets, cell phones, landline phones, cassette players, VCR/DVD players, computer mouse, copiers, canners, routers, gaming systems, radio/stereos, lithium-Ion batteries from laptop or cell phone only, APC battery back-up, cords and wiring from electronics, small household appliances such as coffee maker, blender, toasters, etc.
Fees will apply for:
CRT computer monitors: $20/each;
CRT based televisions: $20/each;
Console and Rear Projection TVs: $20/each
Flat Screens (LCD & Plasma): $5 each
Applicable fees must be paid for by cash or check. Please leave original packaging at home.
Items not accepted include: CDs, floppy disks, flash drives or VCR tapes, ink or toner cartridges, alkaline batteries, nickel-cadmium or metal-hydrate batteries, batteries for power tools and light bulbs.
For more information visit https://cassrecycle.wordpress.com/recycling/e-waste-collection/
This event is provided through a partnership of the Cass County Sustainability Committee, Family Center Farm & Home and Meredith Recycling, Montrose, Missouri.
