Electronic Recycling- The BANK of Edwardsville-Alton

1st Friday Feb-Nov

All items will be accepted by WITS for free: http://witsinc.org
(February through November, except Easter Sunday and Mother's Day)

Suggested items for recycling include computers, monitors, other computer hardware including cables, office/business equipment and machinery, telecommunications equipment including phones and clocks, televisions, VCR’s, stereos, cameras, other audio/video equipment, data storage devices including CD’s, VHS tapes and computer software, home electronics, blenders, toasters, irons, washing machines and dryers, dishwashers, furnaces, hot water heaters, home medical equipment, industrial machinery, lawn mowers, tillers, tools, air conditioners, refrigerators, humidifiers, old motors, transformers, electrical equipment, power supplies, and car batteries.

Unacceptable items for recycling include tires, wood furniture, other wood products, paint and paint cans, and household and industrial chemicals

There are suggested drop-off donations ($5 each) for computer monitors and laptops and televisions. Large appliances and all freon-containing devices there is a $5 required fee. Everything else may be dropped-off free of charge. As WITS is a not-for-profit, community agency in the greater St. Louis region, all donations of reusable items are tax-deductible and will be refurbished when possible and given to one of our programs such as Kids for Kancer, Free Computer Program or Veteran Technology.

Why should you recycle your electronics anyway?
Only about 12 percent of E-Waste is recycled nationwide and the rest ends up being either landfilled or shipped abroad to dumping grounds where the toxins in e-waste are concentrated. It has been estimated that over 50% of all heavy metals found in our landfills can be traced to discarded consumer electronics. Heavy metals can leach into the ground water, badly polluting our drinking water supplies. It is illegal to put any electronic in the landfill and companies are offering his service: please do your part!