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Free E-Waste Disposal & Document Shredding For Rancho Santa Margarita Residents This Weekend

The free event takes place this Saturday in Rancho Santa Margarita. What to know.

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA — Do you have unwanted documents or old e-waste taking up space in your garage?

The City of Rancho Santa Margarita is hosting an E-Waste Disposal & Document Shredding drive on Saturday, Nov. 7.

At the event, residents can dispose of their sensitive documents and e-waste to be recycled.

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Residents were asked to bring paper records or documents in standard-size file boxes — no larger than 10 inches by 12 inches by 15 inches — or paper grocery bag.

No three-ring binders or clips will be accepted at the drive.

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In terms of e-waste, residents were asked to bring microwaves or toasters, televisions, LCD monitors, wires, cables, cords, computer monitors, power supplies, cell phones, laptops and more.

No sharps, large appliances, batteries, smoke detectors or fluorescent tubes will be accepted at the drive.

The E-Waste Disposal & Document Shredding event takes place on Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon at Applied Medical R100 parking lot, 29977 Avenida de Las Banderas.

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