Cleanup, Electronics Recycling Events Planned for South DeKalb County

If you have a closet full of old VCRs, DVD players, ancient computers and other electronics, this weekend is your chance to safely get rid of them.

DeKalb County will hold a cleanup and electronics recycling event from 9 to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 19, for South DeKalb residents.

According to Commissioner Stan Watson's website, the event is a partnership with DeKalb County, IMSE, and neighborhoods along Wesley Chapel, Rainbow, Columbia, Covington Highway and Flatshoals for a community cleanup and electronics recycling event.

This is the first electronics recycling event in South DeKalb County. From 9A-1P, old electronics will be accepted. There are no out-of-pocket expenses however residents must pay $10 each for plastic TVs, $5 each for plastic monitors and $30 each for plasma, projection or wooden console TVs, TVs that are broken or TVs with exposed bare tubes. Everything else is free.

For a list of acceptable items visit www.IMSElectronic.com.

Both the recycle event and cleanup effort are Saturday, April19th at 9:00A.M at the lot at the intersection of Wesley Chapel and Boring/Kelley Chapel Roads.

The clean up routes are as follows:

• Rainbow/Columbia (near Porter Sanford) to Wesley Chapel
• Covington Highway/Wesley Chapel to Flat Shoals Parkway
• Flat Shoals/Columbia (near QT)  to 155- Snapfinger Road
• South Hairston at Wesley Chapel to Covington Highway