Princeton To Host Shred Fest On Saturday

PRINCETON, NJ — If you need to get rid of hard-to-dispose items, like e-waste and medical equipment, here’s your chance.

Princeton will be hosting a household waste and shredding event on Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Westminster Choir College Parking Lot.

Here’s the list of items you can bring:

• E-Waste and White Goods: Computers, monitors, printers, scanners, copiers, peripherals, cabling, mouse, laptops, TVs, DVDs, VCRs, stereo equipment, phones, radios, record players, boom boxes, fax machines, cell phones, metal, large appliances, humidifiers, dehumidifiers, and microwaves.
• Medical Equipment: (Home use only) Canes, wheelchairs, seat cushions, crutches, portable ramps, hospital beds, walkers, grab bars, safety rails, hearing/low vision and speech devices, exercise bands and balls
• Household Goods: Clean untorn clothes, pots and pans, dishes, sheets, comforters, blankets, tools, coats, hats, gloves, scarves, men's work clothes, belts, shoes
• Dumpster Discard: broken items, small furniture, BBQs, backyard play equipment

And here’s a list of what not to bring:

• Rugs or carpeting
• Paint
• Chemicals
• Car or lead-acid batteries
• Oil
• Railroad ties
• Asbestos
• Tires
• Helium/oxygen tanks
• Wood
• Fencing
• Medical waste
• Household trash
• Bags of trash
• Propane tanks
• Couches
• Construction or remodeling debris
• Mattresses/box springs

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