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Published on September 21st, 2007

Fall Electronics Recycling Day set for Oct 27 in Decatur, GA

Decatur, GA — On Saturday October 27, Decatur will have its Fall Electronics Recycling event. This semi-annual event has been hugely successful at diverting electronic equipment from landfills, where they may contaminate soil and water. Batteries, Styrofoam and mercury will also be accepted.

This fall’s event takes place Saturday October 27 from 9am to 1pm at the Decatur High School Parking lot, on the corner of N McDonough St. and Howard Avenue. Electronics dropped off that day will be sorted and disassembled into raw materials and sent to recyclers for reuse.

In addition to electronics, any metro area resident can also drop off batteries of any type, Styrofoam peanuts, clean Styrofoam blocks free of foreign objects, and mercury thermometers and thermostats.

“We added the recycling of Styrofoam because it takes up a significant amount of space in landfills and it is not easy for the average citizen to recycle it,” says Richard Cohen, Chair of Decatur’s Waste Management Advisory Board. “Styrofoam does not break down easily in the landfill and there are a host of products today that can be made from recycled Styrofoam.”

Last spring’s event resulted in an overwhelming 50 tons of electronics diverted from the landfill, almost matching the amount generated from 2 events in 2006. The event is co-sponsored by the City of Decatur, the Waste Management Advisory Board, ARC International Corp., Cartridge World and The UPS Store (both on Clairemont and North Decatur), DreamSan, and Decatur High School.

For additional information or volunteering to help during the event contact Scott Thompson at Scott.thompson@mindspring.com or (404) 373-5537.

3 Comments

  1. Inside The Perimeter » A Return To Martadom

    posted on October 18th, 2007 at 5:58 am

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  2. Molly Glenn

    posted on October 12th, 2009 at 7:30 am

    October 27 is not a Saturday; it is a Tuesday. What is the proper date for this event?

  3. Molly Glenn

    posted on October 12th, 2009 at 7:34 am

    Sorry about that. I just realized this article was for two years ago. For some reason, I was sent link for this page for this fall’s recycling event. See here for correct information for 2009:

    http://www.decaturga.com/cgs_citysvcs_sfm_electronics.aspx

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