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Archived News Release from 2009 For Immediate Release
Redwood City Hosting FREE Electronic Waste Disposal and Document Shredding Event
Redwood City, CA - June 15, 2009 - Electronic waste (e-waste) is an ongoing problem for households, businesses, and the environment. And, many people aren’t sure what to do with old, confidential or general documents that they need destroyed. Here’s an opportunity to address both of those issues: Redwood City is hosting a FREE E-Waste Disposal and Document Shredding event sponsored by South Bayside Waste Management Authority (www.rethinkwaste.org).
- Saturday, June 20th, 2009
9 am to 3 pm
Redwood City Public Works building parking lot, 1400 Broadway
(between Woodside Road and Chestnut)
Bring e-waste items for recycling, and bring documents that you’d like shredded. Document shredding is provided by shredit.com, which will have a truck on site and you can watch while they shred your documents – there is a five box limit on documents, please.
For information on e-waste and shredding events in other cities, visit www.rethinkwaste.org. For more recycling options visit www.recycleworks.org.
Here is a partial list of acceptable items for drop-off at Redwood City’s e-waste disposal event:
| Camcorders |
Cell phones |
Computers |
Computer monitors |
| Connectors/cables |
DVD players |
Fax machines |
Household batteries |
| Keyboards |
Lab equipment |
Fluorescent tubes/lamps |
Laptops |
| Mainframes |
Mice |
Optical drives |
PC boards |
| PDAs |
Printed circuit boards |
Printers |
Radios |
| Scanners |
Servers |
Stereos |
Storage discs |
| Tape zip drives |
Televisions |
UPS power supplies |
VCRs |
Unacceptable items: automotive batteries, household appliances such as fans, floor heaters, smoke detectors, vacuum cleaners, etc., kitchen appliances such as stovetops, dishwashers, microwaves, ovens, stoves, refrigerators/freezers, etc., or large appliances.
Visit Redwood City’s award-winning website at www.redwoodcity.org for information about the City and its services, the community, recreation programs, education, and local business. Subscribe to Redwood City’s email newsletter and other electronic documents by visiting www.redwoodcity.org/egov.
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Contact:
Marilyn Harang
Public Works Superintendent
(650) 780-7477
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