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March 2010: Electronics Recycling in NYC
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The Lower East Side Ecology Center has lined up a number of electronics recycling events throughout New York City this spring. Drop off your unwanted electronics at any one of these locations.
Manhattan
March 28, 2010 from 10 am to 4 pm: Union Square, 17th Street and Broadway
April 10, 2010, from 10 am to 4 pm: Tekserve, 119 West 23rd Street, Chelsea
April 18, 2010, from 10 am to 4 pm: Morningside Park, Morningside Avenue between 113th and 114th Streets, Harlem
Roosevelt Island
April 3, 2010, from 10 am to 4 pm: Good Shepherd Plaza, 543 Main Street, Roosevelt Island
Brooklyn
April 17, 2010, from 10 am to 4 pm: Habana Outpost, South Portland Avenue and Fulton Street, Fort Greene
April 25, 2010, from 10 am to 4 pm: PS 29 School Yard, Baltic Street between Henry and Clinton Streets, Cobble Hill
Queens
April 11, 2010, from 10 am to 4 pm: Travers Park, 78th Street between Northern Boulevard and 34th Avenue, Jackson Heights
What's accepted
They only accept items from homes, not from businesses. There's no limit to how much stuff you can bring.
Items they accept:
- Computers (laptops & desktops, servers, mainframes)
- Monitors
- Printers, scanners, fax-machines, copiers
- Network devices (routers, hubs, modems, etc.)
- Peripherals (keyboards, mice, cables, etc.)
- Components (hard drives, CD-ROMs, circuit boards, power supplies, etc.)
- TVs, VCRs, & DVD Players
- Audio-visual equipment
- Cell phones, pagers, PDAs
- Telecommunication (phones, answering machines, etc.)
Don't forget to keep your data private
Don't forget to secure-erase all data off of any hard drives or flash drives you recycle. Or you can physically destroy the drive (which can be fun). If you need help erasing data please get in touch with us.
For more information
For more information visit the Lower East Side Ecology Center website.
Until next time, may your technology be trouble-free. |
