E-Waste Collection Day is Aug. 6 in Kingwood

KINGWOOD, TX — Need to get rid of some old electronics? The city of Houston Solid Waste Department, and CompuCycle, will be at the Kingwood Metro Park and Ride lot on Saturday, Aug. 6, to collect e-waste.

The service is provided the first Saturday of every month and is primarily for city of Houston residents, but no one will be turned away. The Kingwood Park and Ride lot is located at 3210 W Lake Houston Pkwy.

A list of items that will be accepted follows after the break.

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Items accepted:

Computers and all related equipment (laptops, keyboards, mices, monitors, printers, hard drives, copiers, scanners, fax, machines, projectors, hubs and routers, etc.) Hard drive to be shredded on-site, must be removed from the computer.

Televisions, 27-inches or less only. Larger TV’s can be dropped at the Compucycle facility, 7700 Kempwood Dr. If the television still works it can be given to Freecycle.org or KingwoodYardSale.com.

All other electronics, such as: game consoles, telephones, cell phones, PDAs, tape drives, cameras, stereo equipment, etc.

Small appliances and anything with a plug, such as: hair dryers, curling irons, straighteners, alarm clocks, irons, radios or electric fans.

Rechargeable and car batteries

Switches, cords and cables

VHS tapes, floppy drives and CD’s

Toner cartridges

Cell phones and laptop batteries

Ferrous and non-ferrous metals

Processor chips and circuit boards