Keep Moore County Beautiful PiR, Town of Aberdeen, Village of Pinehurst and Town of Southern Pines

For Immediate Release

Date:   May 16, 2008           

Contacts:

            Jeff Batton                              Sharon Simpson                   David White

            Village of Pinehurst               Town of Aberdeen                Town of Southern Pines

            910-295-1900                       910-944-1115                       910-692-2463                      

Electronic Recycling/Paper Shredding Day Planned

The Town of Aberdeen, the Town of Southern Pines, the Village of Pinehurst and Keep Moore County Beautiful-PiR have scheduled a free Electronics Recycling/Paper Shredding Day for Saturday August 2, 2008 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm in the parking lot of the Aberdeen Wal-Mart store.  The Information Age has created a virtual tidal wave of electronic devices – including computers and monitors that become obsolete or wear out at an ever-increasing rate. The demand for newer, superior technology has increased the pace at which current devices reach the end of their useful lives and as a result tons of obsolete electronics end up in the landfill. 

The purpose of the Electronic Recycling/Paper Shredding Day is to collect all types of obsolete and unwanted electronic devices so that they may go to a proper recycling facility where all usable metals, plastics and parts can be extracted and processed.  Those in turn can be used in producing other goods thus reducing what ultimately ends up in the landfill.  The shredding of personal financial documents will also be available at no charge. Personal financial records in the wrong hands can be devastating to a person or family and create real hardships.  Any paper documents you would not want in the hands of someone else are suitable to bring to the shredding truck that day.

Most all electronic items will be accepted with exception of white goods and televisions. Other items not accepted are mercury containing devices (thermometers, fire alarms), hazardous chemicals/materials, light bulbs, florescent tubes and bio-waste.  Items accepted include  computers, monitors, LCD screens/monitors, VCRs, radios, stereos, DVD players, microwaves, power supplies, rechargeable batteries, vacuums, telephones, pagers, networking equipment, laptops, keyboards, mice, power cables, non-hazardous medical equipment, printers, copy machines, fax machines, cell phones, transformers, scanners, portable electronic devices, servers, HUBS, ink cartridges, toner cartridges, remotes, modems, projectors and cameras. Computer memories can be erased before being dropped off  however they will also be put through a data destruction process three times to insure all data is removed from the hard drive and memory.  Cell phones need not be erased of stored data as they go through a grinder for the raw materials to be recycled.

If you have any of these items, hold on to them until August 2 and bring them to Electronics Recycling/Paper Shredding Day so they may be recycled into useful goods.  Do your part and recycle for the next generation.