Forsyth County residents can continue spring cleaning by bringing old electronic equipment to be recycled at Keep Forsyth County Beautiful's (KFCB) Electronics Recycling Event. This recycling event will be held Saturday, May 9 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in parking lot 3 at the city of Cumming Fairgrounds on Castleberry Road.
During this event, KFCB will accept old computers, printers, cameras, cell phones, stereos, televisions and more to be recycled. The minimum donation per carload drop-off is $5. An additional $10 fee will apply for all acceptable televisions. Large wooden console and projection televisions will not be accepted.
"The community brought 91,278 pounds of electronics to be recycled in November," Environmental Program Manager Tammy Wright said. "We want to encourage everyone to bring old electronics set aside during spring cleaning efforts to be recycled in May."
Click here for more information and a complete list of acceptable and non-acceptable items. To receive additional details, call KFCB at 770.205.4573.
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