Camden County Now Accepting TVs During Hazardous Waste Recycling Day [UPDATED]

Camden County will now be accepting older-style televisions and computer monitors that contain cathode ray tubes (CRTs) and all rear projection televisions as part of its Hazardous Waste Recycling Days, county officials announced on Thursday.

“The Freeholder Board was able to negotiate with a company that works with electronic manufacturers to accept and recycle televisions from Camden County residents,” Camden County Freeholder Jeff Nash, liaison to the Camden County Division of Environmental Affairs, said. “I know that a lot of residents had difficulty finding proper methods of disposal for their older televisions. They can now responsibly discard CRTs at our electronics recycling collection, and the best part is that these items can still be dropped off for free.”

The next drive-through household Electronics Recycling Collection is set for Saturday, April 1, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Camden County Public Works Complex, 2311 Egg Harbor Road in Lindenwold.

The county also accepts flat panel TVs and monitors at no charge, along with items such as computers, keyboards, VCRs, scanners, DVD players, tape players, stereo equipment, typewriters, printers, laptops, modems, telecommunication equipment, fax machines, radios, answering machines and telephones.

“This is the perfect opportunity for residents to properly dispose of unwanted electronic equipment,” Nash said. “Recycling these items will prevent harmful materials such as lead, mercury, cadmium and chromium from being released into the environment.”

For a complete list of what to bring, and for upcoming recycling events, visit www.camdencounty.com/recycling.

For items in question, call the Division of Environmental Affairs at 856-858-5241.

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