Old Electronics? Bring Them To Decatur's Recycling Day

DECATUR, GA — To help residents safely dispose of old electronics and styrofoam, DART Container Corporation will host a recycling day Saturday at Decatur Public Works, 2635 Talley St. All Decatur residents can drop off their items at the Columbia Drive entrance between the hours of 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Drop offs outside of that time will not be permitted, according to the city of Decatur website.

Most electronics can be recycled except for microwave ovens, light fixtures, household appliances, lamps, furniture and vacuum cleaners. All styrofoam must include the “6” symbol. Food service containers need to be rinsed and separated from other foam. Straws, lids, tape, stickers, foam peanuts and insulation material aren’t accepted.

Here’s a complete list of acceptable electronics:

• Adding machines
• Answering machines
• Batteries, any kind
• Cable converter boxes
• Cables
• Calculators
• Component parts
• Computers
• Copiers
• Digital Cameras
• Digital projectors
• DVD players
• Electric lawn mowers
• Fax machines
• Garden equipment
• GPS receivers
• Game controllers
• Keyboards
• Label makers
• Mice
• Mini-towers
• Monitors
• Pagers
• PDAs
• Portable CD players
• Portable game players
• Printer cartridges
• Printers
• Radios
• Remote control routers
• Scanners
• Servers speakers
• Stereo equipment
• Telephones
• Telephony equipment
• 3-in-1 devices
• Typewriters
• UPS units
• VCRs
• Workstation
• Zip drives

These items can be recycled at no cost, but there is a $10 fee for recycling cathode ray tube TVs and $5 for CRT monitors. Cash only and exact change is required, the news release said.

For more information contact Sean Woodson, Solid Waste Superintendent at 404-377-5571.