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Electronics
Electronics
Recycling
V arious parts of popular electronic
devices may contain dangerous heavy metals, including lead,
silver, barium, cadmium, chromium and mercury.
CVWMA's electronics recycling program helps
citizens properly dispose of unwanted equipment instead of
landfilling them where they could cause soil, water or air
contamination. Click here for more
info. Equipment collected in
this program will be demanufactured for
recycling. Some components may be refurbished
for continued use.
CVWMA offers residents two
ways to recycle unwanted electronics:
Special
Collection Events by Locations and
Dates
CVWMA and our member communities offer a variety
of opportunities to recycle unwanted electronics.
Saturday events are held periodically around the region.
Permanent collection points have also been established
in a few CVWMA localities; we
hope to offer more permanent collection points in the
future. Some items require a fee for
collection. Refer to the listing on
webpage.
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Join our electronics recycling interest
list
We'll send you an email when future collections are
scheduled.
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| Special Collection
Events |
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Please check back often for
additional updates |
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2013 Events
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| Saturday, May 18 , 9
am - 2 pm |
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Hosted by City of
Richmond |
| 1710 Robin
Hood Rd and N. Blvd (across from Arthur |
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* For City
of Richmond residents only |
| Ashe
Center) |
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Read full Press Release
here |
| Includes
*HHW (Pesticides only) and *Tire Amnesty |
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| (limit of 4
standard tires/no rims per vehicle- NO commerical vehicle tires
will be accepted. |
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| Saturday, June 1, 9:30
am - 1 pm |
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Hosted
by Chesterfield
County |
| Southern Convenience
Center, 6700 Landfill Dr |
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** Click here for fee information. |
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For
Chesterfield residents only |
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| Saturday, June 8, 9
am -1 pm |
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Hosted by Goochland
County |
| Old County
Fairground Property (intersection |
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For
Goochland residents only |
| of
Fairground & Sandy Hook Rd) |
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Accepted Items and
Fees
Fees are charged to recycle
the following items. These items require special handling
due to the leaded glass and mercury they contain. Payment is
accepted by cash or check.
All
Televisions
$7 each
Items accepted at no charge
include:
Computer systems (hard drive, CPU,
monitor)
Computer accessories (cables, wires,
keyboards, mice, speakers, etc.)
Printers, scanners & copiers
Fax
machines
VCRs
& camcorders
Stereos
Microwaves
Not Accepted:
Refrigerators, dehumidifiers, air conditioners and CFLs are not
accepted at electronic collection events.
CVWMA does not accept CFLs
in collection events.
Click here
for more information about Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs
(CFLs). Home Depot and
Lowes take back bulbs for free.
Permanent Locality Specific Drop-Off Recycling
Sites
Some sites are restricted to residents of a
particular county. Contact your locality directly to check
about
fees.
Open to Hanover County residents
ONLY
301 Transfer
Station
Call (804) 365-6181 for fee
information.
Open to Henrico County residents
ONLY
Charles City Road Public Use Area, Goodwill
Trailer
2075 Charles City
Road
No fees
for Henrico County
residents
Open to Powhatan County residents
ONLY
Powhatan Convenience Center, Goodwill Trailer (not part
of CVWMA
program)
2407
Mitchell Rd., north of Anderson Hwy (Rt.
60)
No fees for
residents of Powhatan County
Open to New Kent County residents
ONLY
Rt. 618 Recycling
Center, 6301 Olivet Church Road
No fees for New Kent County
residents
Open to Chesterfield County residents
ONLY
Chesterfield County, Northern Area Convenience
Center
3200 Warbro Rd.,
Midlothian
(804)748-1297 for
fees
charged
Chesterfield County, Southern Area Convenience
Center
6700 Landfill Dr.,
Chester
(804)748-1297 for
fees
charged
Other electronic recycling
resources include:
Open to the public (any
resident or business in central Virginia).
AERC
Recycling Solutions
116 Sylvia
Road, Suite E
Ashland, VA
23005
Monday
through Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
(804) 798-9295 for fees
charged
Best Buy
Stores
Best Buy
will provide e-waste
recycling and tradein at all of its stores
nationwide. Go to www.BestBuy.com/tradein to receive an instant estimate of the value of your working electronics. You can trade online or
take your used IPod, laptop or mobile phone purchased at Best Buy, to a particiapting Best Buy store. Receive
a Best Buy gift card based upon the store's evaluation of the
product's value. If none, certain items will be accepted for
recycling.Contact
your local Best Buy for more information.
Legislation was passed in 2008 to require a
computer manufacturer to implement a recovery/recycling plan for
those computers they manufactured and sold in excess of 500 units
in Virginia in any calendar year at no charge to the consumer.
Information on the legislation, and its requirements can be found
at Section 10.1-1425.27 and continuing through Section 10.1-1425.38
of the Code
of Virginia. Information is also posted on the
VA DEQ website or you can call the DEQ at (804)
698-4000.
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA)
6301 Midliothian
Turnpike
Richmond, VA
23225
Call (804) 521-4989 for
more details.
Reconnect with Goodwill
and Dell Recycling Program (free)
Learn about the 4
R's and electronics: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and
Rethink.
Costco's program is in coordination with
GreenSight. For details go Costco's
website, click on "Electronics", then
"Trade-In and Recycle".
Consumer electronics retail chain
RadioShack Corp. has expanded its electronics take-back program-
offering trade-in of used, portable electronics for store credit,
in the form of a RadioShack giftcard.
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