Fairfax Take Back Day is Saturday May 2

If you live in Fairfax, come to the third annual Fairfax Take Back Day and get rid of those items you have been meaning to dispose of, all in one trip! The following materials will be collected this year:

· Electronics Waste. Marin Sanitary Service will collect items that have a circuit board inside. Examples: computers, microwaves, iPods, printers, cell phones, TVs, remotes

· Free Paper Shredding. Marin Sanitary Service will shred your sensitive documents. Please no plastic, folders, or binders. Staples/paperclips OK!

· Household Batteries & CFL Bulbs. Marin Sanitary Service will collect:

o CFL bulbs (and up to 10 CFL tubes)

o Standard household batteries (rechargeables OK)

· Styrofoam Packaging. Sustainable Fairfax will collect expanded polystyrene (EPS) packaging foam and recycle it through Waste to Waves or the El Cerrito Recycling Center.

o We can only accept white clean polystyrene packaging foam marked with #6

o Please no food service styrofoam or packaging “peanuts”!

Sustainable Fairfax, Marin Sanitary Service and the Town of Fairfax bring this opportunity to Fairfax residents once a year.

Important Note: The Drug Enforcement Agency has discontinued its Prescription Drug Take Back program, and therefore we will not be collecting unused prescription drugs and medications. To find where you can dispose of them, go to this link.

Free Compost! There will be compost available to Fairfax residents at the same location. This compost is delivered a few times a year by Marin Sanitary Service in coordination with Sustainable Fairfax and the Town of Fairfax as a free service to Fairfax residents only. It is not to be used for commercial purposes! The compost is made from the yard and food waste collected from your curbside carts.