TOPSHAM
The Cathance River Education Alliance (CREA) will team with Best Buy and the Topsham Public Library to accept unwanted electronic items for recycling from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday in the parking lot of the library on Foreside Road.
“We will have a Best Buy truck and assistants ready to help unload and load your unwanted electrical devices,” a CREA release states. “Millions of pounds of materials can be recovered from electronics, including steel, glass, and plastic, as well as precious metals. Reusing and recycling the raw materials from end-of-life electronics conserves natural resources and avoids the air and water pollution, as well as greenhouse gas emissions that are caused by manufacturing new products.’
Items that will be accepted include tube TVs and monitors up to 32 inches, flatpanel TVs and monitors up to 60 inches, peripherals, DVD players, home and car audio, cellphones, MP3 players, cables, desktop or laptop computers, small electrical appliances, fans and vacuum cleaners.
Console TVs of any size and tube TVs and monitors larger than 32 inches cannot be accepted. Nor can electronics containing refrigerants, such as mini refrigerators or air conditioners, and disassembled TVs and monitors.
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