RC Legislature To Sponsor Spring Electronics Recycling Event On April 23

submitted by Rich Crist
The Rensselaer County Legislature and the County Environmental Management Council will team up to sponsor a spring electronics recycling day next month, Chair of the Legislature Stan Brownell announced.[private]The electronics recycling event will be held Saturday, April 23 from 9:30 am to 2 pm. The recycling event will be held in the parking lot at the County Office Building, 1600 7th Avenue, downtown Troy.
The April recycling event follows an electronics recycling event held last October. The Legislature and EMC have teamed up for several electronics recycling events, and each of the recycling events have received a great response from residents.
Most household and electronics items will be accepted free of charge at the event from county residents. Items acceptable for recycling include air conditioners, computers, household appliances, video game units, lawn equipment with oils and fluids removed, cell phones and PDAs, cash registers, microwaves and other items.
Television sets will not be accepted due to a change in state regulations. Other items that cannot be accepted include CRT computer monitors, alkaline batteries, fluorescent lamps and light bulbs, liquid and powdered chemicals, paint, cleaning products, tires, and any toxic, flammable or volatile materials.
Legislators said they expect interest in the April 23 event will be significant, and is an excellent opportunity for county residents to safely dispose of unwanted electronics items.
“These recycling events are a service of the Rensselaer County Legislature and have gotten a great response from residents since they were instituted several years ago,” said Brownell.
“The recycling event on April 23 is a great opportunity for county residents to conveniently and safely dispose of unwanted electronics and appliances. We hope county residents with these unwanted items are able to participate,” said Legislator Martin Reid, chair of the Legislature’s Environmental Committee.
“Through these events, we have been able to collect tons of unwanted items in an environmentally safe and convenient manner. We look to participation by county residents in the April 23 event,” said Legislator Judith Breselor, member of the Legislature’s Environmental Committee.
The event is being supported by Pro Tek Recycling Technology Solutions. For more information, call the Legislature at 270-2880 or EMC at 270-2888.[/private]