Electronics Recycling Event In Camden County Saturday

Camden County will host a drive-through household Electronics Recycling Collection on Saturday, Oct. 7, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Camden County Public Works Complex, 2311 Egg Harbor Road in Lindenwold.

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

Items accepted at no charge include TVs and monitors, computers, keyboards, VCRs, scanners, DVD players, tape players, stereo equipment, typewriters, printers, laptops, modems, telecommunication equipment, fax machines, radios, answering machines and telephones.

“With such rapid advancements in technology, I’m sure there are residents out there with electronics piling up – multiple computers or phones for example,” Nash said. “If you bring those electronics to this free event, everything will either be refurbished for future use or recycled to help protect the environment.”

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

Residents who have items that might be in question, can call the Division of Environmental Affairs at 856-858-5241.

Patch file photo