Lower Moreland to Hold E-Waste Recycling Event

As seen in the Lower Moreland Township Spring/Summer 2013 Newsletter, the township will host an e-cycling event June 1, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Township's Public Works facility, located at 3901 Heaton Road in Huntingdon Valley.

According to the newsletter, the Township will be working with eForce Compliance to collect and then recycle nearly all types of electronics in an environmentally friendly manner.

Organizations and local municipalities throughout Montgomery County are partnering with eForce Compliance, a dual certified electronic recycler, based in Philadelphia. The company’s co-founder Charles Nygard told Patch that nearly all electonic deveices contain potentially hazardous heavy metal, which make putting them in landfills undesirable and potentially dangerous to the environment.

Furthermore, the state has passed the Covered Device Recycling Act, which requires residents and businesses to properly dispose of their electronic devices a part from their regular trash/recycling pickup.

The June 1 event will accept “Anything with a Plug,” including most small electronic items, but not larger appliances, such as refrigerators, washers and dryers.

For security purposes, all media data that is collected will be destroyed.

According to a flyer from Montgomery County’s 2012 schedule of electronic collection program events, items that would be accepted at electronic collection events include, but are not limited to:

• Computer Monitors
• Printers
• Scanners
• Fax Machines
• Keyboards
• VCRs/DVD players
• Cable/Satellite Recievers
• Cell Phones
• Stereo and Radio equipment
• Microwaves
• Vaccuums
• Other small household appliances

For more information, contact Lower Moreland Township at 215-947-3100 or visit the township website at www.lowermoreland.org.