COME TO RESOURCE RECOVERY’S ECO-DEPOT & COMPUTER RECYCLING COLLECTION ON 6/12
Safety Disposal of Special Items at Central Landfill
JOHNSTON, R.I. (May 21, 2010) – Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation will hold a computer recycling and Eco-Depot collection on Saturday, June 12 from 8:00 a.m. until 12 noon at the Central Landfill, 65 Shun Pike in Johnston.
Appointments are required for Eco-Depot but not for electronic waste drop-offs. Both collections are free for Rhode Islanders and limited to household waste.
Electronic waste is banned from landfill disposal and therefore cannot be placed in the trash. Unwanted and broken personal computer equipment and cell phones can be recycled for free at this collection. Resource Recovery accepts all types e-waste such as televisions, computers, printers, keyboards, laptops, cell phones, hard drives, scanners, modems, and mouse devices. Please do not place these items in curbside recycling bins.
Eco-Depot is the name of RIRRC’s household hazardous waste (HHW) program. Through this service, people can dispose products such as fluorescent light bulbs, oil-based paints, insecticides, and propane gas tanks. HHW poses a risk to human health when discarded improperly and RIRRC reminds people to not dump HHW in storm drains, sewers, catch basins, cesspools, or directly on the earth. It travels in groundwater through Rhode Island’s waterways and ultimately end up in Narragansett Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.
HHW products typically have warning labels marked “flammable,” “combustible,” “explosive,” or “corrosive.” For a complete list of eligible materials, go to rirrc.org.
Sign up for Eco-Depot appointments online at www.rirrc.org or call 942-1430 x241.
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.