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Recycle Your Electronics Saturday At Redmond High School
Residents can safely recycle old computers, monitors, tablets and other electronics during a four-hour event on April 24.
REDMOND, WA — Neighbors are invited to Redmond High School on Saturday to offload old electronics during a recycling event. The event, hosted by Living Green Technology and the high school's PTSA, will accept a wide variety of items for free, and only televisions will incur a fee of $10. Organizers said they cannot accept household batteries, light bulbs, refrigerators, or large household appliances.
However, there is a long list of accepted items:
- Desktops & Monitors
- Laptops
- Video games & systems
- Mobile Phones & Tablets
- DVDs
- Power Tools
- TVs ($10 each)
- Servers
- Cables, Software & Accessories
- Modems & Routers
- Office Phones
- Telecom Systems
- Printers and Ink Toners
Saturday's event is expected to be popular, with nearly 1,400 people marked as interested on Facebook.
How to attend:
- Redmond High School (17272 Northeast 104th Street)
- Saturday, April 24
- 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
According to organizers, all hard drives will be wiped according to Department of Defense standards to protect personal data. Visitors dropping off iPhones or iPad are encouraged to delete their iCloud data and restore factory settings so their devices can be safely reused.
Employees at the site will be following COVID-19 safety precautions.
Learn more about the event or sign up to get a reminder via Facebook.
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