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Electronic Recycling Event Is Saturday in Richland County
Tires, computers, computer accessories, televisions, and many more items are on the list of things that will be accepted during the event.
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Richland County's Electronic Recycling event will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Heathwood Hall Episcopal School, 3000 S. Beltline Blvd., Columbia.
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The following materials will be accepted, according to the Keep the Midland Beautiful website:
- Tires - car and light truck tires or smaller; small tires (ie: bike or wheelbarrow) limit of 8 per family
- Computers and computer accessories (keyboards, monitors, printers, scanners)
- Televisions 40" or smaller - no consoles
- Stereos - no consoles
- Household electronics including VCRs, DVD players, power tools, radios, fax machines
- Small appliances, microwave ovens, household electric items with power cords
- Telephones (land and cell), pagers and answering machines
- Scrap metal - stoves, washers, dryers, bicycles, metal door frames, metal chairs, metal shelves, lawnmowers (must be free of gas and oil)
- Paper shredding - sponsored by Cintas Document Management.
- Refrigerators and Air Conditioners will be accepted (no Freon).
For more information, call the Richland County Solid Waste & Recycling Department at 576-2446.
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