PAWTUCKET TO HOST E-WASTE AND ECO-DEPOT COLLECTION EVENT ON APRIL 24
Appointment needed for household hazardous waste drop-off
JOHNSTON, R.I. (April 6, 2010) – On Saturday, April 24, the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation will hold an e-waste recycling and Eco-Depot collection together with the town of Pawtucket. The collection will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Jenks Jr. High School, 350 Division St, Pawtucket. Both the household hazardous waste and the electronic waste collection are free and open to Rhode Island residents only.
RIRRC’s Eco-Depot disposes of household hazardous wastes properly and safely. Examples of HHW include propane gas tanks, half-empty oil paint cans, spent fluorescent light bulbs, mercury thermometers, dirty motor oil, and unused fertilizers. HHW cannot be placed in regular trash and the safest way to dispose of them is through Eco-Depot. Appointments are required and will help reduce the time you spend in the drop-off line.
Likewise, most electronic waste cannot be placed in the trash or recycled through R.I.’s curbside program. Through Resource Recovery’s special programs, unwanted and broken personal computer equipment and televisions are recycled for free. All types of household computers are eligible including CPUs, monitors, printers, keyboards, laptops, hard drives, scanners, modems, and mouse devices.
For a complete list of eligible materials, go to www.rirrc.org. On the Web site, you can book an Eco-Depot appointment or call 942-1430 x241. Appointments are not necessary for recycling e-waste.
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Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation is the quasi-state environmental agency dedicated to providing the public with environmentally sound programs and facilities to manage waste. The agency helps fund and promote the state’s recycling program, and owns and operates the Materials Recycling Facility and Central Landfill in Johnston.