Union County Hosting Electronic Recycling Event

Union County is sponsoring a recycling event for electronic equipment so residents can safely get rid of unwanted computers, televisions and other electronics later this month.

The “E-cycling” event will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, at the Union Couny College campus, 1033 Springfield Ave. in Cranford. All county residents are eligible to participate without fee. A six electronic item limit will be enforced.

“Computer monitors, old televisions and other electronic devices are the source of a considerable amount of dangerous material, including lead, mercury, cadmium and PCBs – and it is unlawful to dispose of them with the regular garbage,” Freeholder Chairman Mohamed S. Jalloh said in a release from Union County. “Up to 95 percent of most electronic appliances can be recycled. This is a responsible way to keep hazardous heavy metals out of our environment.”

Electronic equipment including computer monitors, hard drives, modems, keyboards, CPU’s, computer mouses, printers, scanners, speakers, televisions, tablets and e-readers, and more will be accepted at the E-cycling event. Refrigerators, washers and dryers, and microwaves will not be accepted, but will be accepted at the county’s scrap metal recycling program.

A complete list of the materials that will be accepted can be viewed at the Union County Bureau of Recycling and Planning website.

For more information about recycling events, call the Union County Recycling Hotline at 908- 654-9889.