Livingston To Hold Electronics Recycling, Paper Shredding Event (See Details)

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The following news release comes courtesy of the Township of Livingston. Find out how to post announcements or events to your local Patch site.

The Township of Livingston will hold its final Electronics Recycling and Paper Shredding Event on Saturday, Oct. 25 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Livingston Senior/Community Center, 204 Hillside Avenue.

Under New Jersey state law and the township’s recycling ordinance, it is mandatory to recycle electronic items. Electronic items cannot be placed at the curb for pickup – the garbage and recycling collection trucks will not take them.

This event is for residents only and offers drive-through service to safely dispose of unwanted electronics and have confidential papers shredded.

Electronics Recycling

The following items will be accepted for electronic recycling:

• Cellular Telephones (erase hard drive and memory)
• Computers & Components (erase hard drive and memory)
• Copiers
• DVD Players
• Electronic Games
• Fax Machines
• Keyboards
• Laptops
• Monitors/Flat Screens (no screens accepted with broken glass or sharp edges)
• Pagers
• PDAs
• Portable Electronic Music Devices
• Printers
• Radios
• Scanners
• Stereos
• Telecom Equipment
• Televisions (no screens accepted with broken glass or sharp edges)
• Typewriters (electric)
• USP & Other Cables
• VCRs

Volunteers will be stationed on site to guide residents to the correct location in the rear and side parking lots, depending upon the types of items to be recycled. Residents are reminded to drive slowly through the parking lot and follow the directions of any volunteer wearing a safety vest. Volunteers will also remove electronic items from each resident’s vehicle; residents are asked to remain inside their cars for safety reasons.

Electronic items will be accepted whether they are working or not. However, for safety reasons, TV screens or monitors with broken glass or other sharp edges will not be accepted. Bring those items to one of Essex County’s Household Hazardous Waste Disposal days; visit ecuanj.com for more information.

Exercise equipment, alkaline batteries, car batteries, light bulbs, smoke detectors, or household hazardous materials cannot be recycled at this event. Check the township website to find out when and how these items can be recycled.

Early Drop Off

Early drop off for electronics only (no papers to be shredded) will be available on Thursday, October 23 and Friday, October 24 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the Livingston Senior/Community Center, 204 Hillside Avenue, on the lower level in Craft Room 1.

Lightbulbs

Unbroken fluorescent “swirl” bulbs and tubes up to 4’ in length are accepted at the township’s Electronics Recycling Events. Regular “Edison” — incandescent — bulbs are not accepted; dispose of those with regular household garbage.

Paper Shredding

All types of confidential paper documents will be accepted for shredding. These personal paper documents will be shredded and recycled on site during Livingston’s event. Shredding is available for Livingston residents only, and there is a limit of five boxes of papers per household. Home-based businesses or institutions are not eligible to use this service.

Residents are reminded that the following will not be accepted:

• hard-cover books
• three-ring binders
• paper clips
• CDs
• computer disks
• pendaflex-type folders
• other fastened documents

The shredding trucks fill up quickly, so Livingston residents are reminded to bring their documents to the site in a container that can be easily emptied. Residents are reminded to remove pages from plastic binders and bring only sensitive documents for shredding.

Newspapers, magazines, and books should always be recycled with regular bi-weekly paper pickup. Residents who want to watch as their papers are shredded must park their cars in the spaces to the right, beyond the shredding truck; this will allow traffic to continue to flow steadily.

Future E-Recycling Dates

The Township typically holds multiple Electronics Recycling and Paper Shredding Events each year. The event on October 25 is the last event of this year. For more information, call Livingston’s Recycling Coordinator at 973-992-5000 ext. #5303 or visit livingstonnj.org/ElectronicsEvents

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