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annual Electronics Recycling Day April 5 in Florissant
FLORISSANT TO HOST RECYCLING EVENT
WITH MIDWEST RECYCLING CENTER APRIL 5
Mayor TIM Lowery announces that the City of Florissant has joined up with MRC Recycling again to host an electronics recycling collection event on Saturday, April 5, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. or until the trucks reach their capacity. Funded by a grant from Saint Louis County Department of Public Health utilizing County landfill surcharge funds.
The event will be held in St. Ferdinand Park, rain or shine. The address for the park is 25 St. Ferdinand Park Drive, Florissant, MO, 63031. Signs will be posted throughout the park directing people where to go. This event is open to the public.
Acceptable Items: Stoves, Microwaves, ovens, Medical/lab equipment, scanners and fax machines, cell phones and tablets, Lawn and garden tools (oil/gas removed), kitchen appliances, hard drives and solid state hard drives, LCD monitors, VCR, DVD, and Blu-Ray players, washers and dryers, keyboards and mice, computers and laptops, DVR, Cable, and Satellite boxes, servers, switches, and networking.
Some items are considered “Negative Value Items.” Those items have a limit of 2 items per customer that will be covered by grant funding. Any additional negative value items brought will need to be paid for. Payment can be made either by cash or check.
The list of negative value items and their costs are as follows:
-CRT TVs 26” and smaller – $30 ea.
-LED/LCD/Plasma TVs – $20 ea.
-CRT TVs 27” and larger – $50 ea.
-Freon Containing Items – $10 ea.
-Console/Rear Projection TVs – $50 ea.
-CRT Monitors – $5 ea.
Unacceptable Items: Alkaline and single-use lithium batteries, any chemical or liquid, CDs, DVDs, VHS, and floppy media, any tank or cylinder, hazardous materials, PCB containing ballast, smoke detectors, exit signs, light bulbs, fluorescent tubes, mattresses, and wooden furniture.
Any questions regarding a specific item, contact MRC Recycling at 636-223-0150 or www.mrcrecycling.net.
This event is sponsored and managed by the Florissant Health Division and is funded by a grant from the Saint Louis County Department of Public Health utilizing County landfill surcharge funds.
Midwest Recycling Center will have equipment and employees on hand to assist in the drop-off process. This event has been highly successful in the past. Mayor Lowery encourages all residents to participate.
