Professional Organizer Washington DC, Virginia, Maryland Scott Roewer's organizing blog DeClutterYou » Maryland http://www.declutteryou.com Brought to you by Scott Roewer of Solutions by Scott Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:00:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 Electronics Recycling in Montgomery County Maryland – This Weekend! http://www.declutteryou.com/2009/07/electronics-recycling-in-montgomery-county-maryland-this-weekend/ http://www.declutteryou.com/2009/07/electronics-recycling-in-montgomery-county-maryland-this-weekend/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:33:38 +0000 DeClutterYou http://www.declutteryou.com/?p=1127 In April 2008, the Consumer Electronics Association published a Market Research Report called: Trends in CE Reuse, Recycle and Removal which reported the average American Household has 24 electronic products per household. I don’t know about you, but as I look around my apartment, I have MANY more then 24! With that said, when it is time to recycle the items, we all must do our part to recycle the electronics.

This weekend, Montgomery County Division of Solid Waste Services is hosting another FREE electronics recycling event.

Sunday, July 26, 2009, 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m.
Sherwood High School
300 Olney-Sandy Spring Road
Sandy Spring, MD 20860

(The event will be held in the parking lot behind the school and near the school’s stadium.)
They also accept electronics daily at their Solid Waste Transfer Station.
Full electronics drop-off event collection schedule can be found on their website.
Accepted items include:

    small electronic appliances
    calculators
    camcorders
    CDs and floppy disks
    CD players
    cell phones
    computers and computer-related products
    consumer electronics
    copiers
    cords and cables (including chargers)
    digital cameras
    electronic typewriters
    fax machines
    microwave ovens
    monitors
    personal digital assistant equipment
    printers
    projection equipment
    scanners
    telephones
    small electronic toys
    televisions
    VCRs

If you’re curious what exactly happens to the items after they’re collected – read this post.

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