Brookhaven Partners With Dime Bank To Offer 12 Recycling Events

FARMINGVILLE, NY — Brookhaven Town is partnering with Dime Bank in sponsoring a recycling drive to help residents properly dispose of unwanted documents and prescription drugs, so that they don't fall into the wrong hands.

The town's council districts hold two yearly recycling events that include paper shredding, e-waste disposal and supervised prescription drug drop-offs. The drives, which are funded by a $4,000 donation from Dime Bank this year, are designed to help residents properly dispose of sensitive documents which can fall into the hands of identity thieves, officials said. They also help residents dispose of e-waste and expired prescription drugs in a manner that is safe for the environment, according to officials .

The recycling drives are open to all town residents for their personal, household material. They are urged to bring the following electronic items to be recycled:

● TVs ● VCRs and amps, as well as DVD players ● computer mice ● printers
● calculators ● hard drives ● electronic typewriters ● circuit boards
● projectors ●camcorders ● laptops ● power supplies
● radios/stereos ●servers ● backup batteries ● PDAs
● mainframes ● pagers ● monitors ● routers
● telephones ● scanners ● cell phones ● answering machines
● hubs ● modems ● fax machines ● keyboards
● copiers ● cables ● Gameboys and amps, as well as other handheld electronic toys

During the recycling drives, documents brought in for shredding will be fed into an industrial shredder, which will make it possible for residents to see the secure destruction of sensitive papers. Paper can be brought in boxes or bags, and documents can remain stapled together, but paper clips and other metal must be removed along with any other objects like staples and rubber bands.

Business records or records from medical practices will not be accepted during the recycling drives.

The schedule is as follows:

• CD-3 Councilman Kevin LaValle: April 2 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Middle Country Public Library, 101 Eastwood Blvd., Centereach and Sept. 10 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Sachem Public Library, 150 Holbrook Rd., Holbrook
• CD-5 Councilman Neil Foley: April 9 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Patchogue-Medford High School, 181 Buffalo Ave., Medford and Sept. 17 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Blue Point Fire Department, 205 Blue Point Ave., Blue Point
• CD-1 Councilmember Jonathan Kornreich: April 23 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Comsewogue Public Library, 170 Terryville Rd., Port Jefferson Station and Oct. 22 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Setauket Fire Department, 394 Nicolls Rd., Setauket
• CD-2 Councilwoman Jane Bonner: April 30 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Rose Caracappa Center, 739 Rte. 25A, Mt. Sinai and Oct. 1 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Rose Caracappa Center, 739 Rte. 25A, Mt. Sinai
• CD-4 Councilman Michael Loguercio: May 21 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Brookhaven Town Hall, South Parking Lot, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville and Nov. 5 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the South Country Public Library, 22 Station Rd., Bellport
• CD-6 Councilman Dan Panico: June 4 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at William Floyd Middle School, 630 Moriches-Middle Island Rd., Moriches and Oct. 15 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Center Moriches Library, 235 Montauk Hwy, Center Moriches

For more information, call 451-TOWN (8696) or visit www.brookhavenny.gov