14,500 Pounds Of Electronics Recycled In Cherokee County

WOODSTOCK, GA -- Cherokee County, Waste Management and Premier Solutions recently joined forces to host an electronics recycling collection drive held at the Northside Hospital-Cherokee Conference Center in Canton.

Participants in more than 125 cars recycled 14,500 pounds -- or a little more than 7 tons -- of electronics, Waste Management spokesperson Marla Prince told Patch.

Prince said the initiative, which has been done each year for the last several years, is usually held in conjunction with Cherokee County in the fall. Waste Management usually partners with the Canton of Canton for a similar event in the spring, Prince added.

Pictured in photo: Andrew Johnson, Roy Brown and Brandon Satcher with Premier Solutions; John Workman, Britten Divani and Mark Szymanski with Waste Management: Alex Lockhart with the Cherokee Recycling Center and other volunteers.