

Pick-Up-Please, an organization sponsored by the Vietnam Veteran’s of America, provides free pickup of electronic devices and other materials. The following link provides information on the dates, locations, and procedures for County electronic recycling events: Montgomery County sponsors electronic recycling events during the year. You can also recycle your electronic devices at special recycling events held by Montgomery County, schools, and other non-profit institutions. You can recycle your covered electronic devices at Best Buy, Salvation Army, Goodwill, Staples, and other locations. Cell phones are covered electronic devices.


A covered television is a television with screen size greater than 4 inches measured diagonally. ITEMS ELIGIBLE TO BE COLLECTED UNDER THIS PROGRAMĪ covered electronic computer device is a computer (desktop, laptop), computer monitor, and computer peripheral (printer, keyboard, mouse, or any other device sold exclusively for external use with a computer that provides input or output into or from a computer). For more information on this service, please click here. Some states such as the Australian Capital Territory, South Australia and Victoria have banned electronic products from landfill.The Borough has partnered with retrievr(formerly Curb My Clutter) for residents to recycle materials. Lead is a cumulative poison that can contaminate groundwater and have harmful effects on human and animal health. Older televisions that contain cathode ray tubes (CRTs) can contain up to 4 kg of lead and other toxic materials such as mercury, cadmium and arsenic. Recycling televisions also keeps toxic materials out of our environment. By recycling your old or broken television, you will divert waste from landfill and make sure the materials in the television such as metals, precious metals, plastics and glass are recycled. When the older models are thrown away, they are sent to landfill and the materials used to make the products are wasted. Why should I recycle my television?Įvery year Australians purchase millions of new televisions. To find a commercial television recycling service for your workplace or business, visit Business Recycling. There are some recycling organisations that offer national collection services for commercial quantities of televisions.
