Posted by just curious, a resident of the The Crossings neighborhood, on Mar 26, 2009 at 10:24 am

are there any electronics they WON'T take? Also, what about batteries?

Other question: I heard that recylcling electronics is done by villagers in china or something. is this true?

Just curious - thanks for any help.

Posted by eric, a resident of another community, on Mar 26, 2009 at 10:50 am

just curious, I dont know how stuff from this event will get sourced, but I do know that there are a lot of local for-profit electronics recyclers locally

Posted by Angela Hey, Mountain View Voice Blogger, on Mar 26, 2009 at 1:54 pm
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I have contacted Waste Management to try to get some answers to your questions. Here is a [Web Link Fact Sheet] that has more information.

If you have other things you want to give away you might consider [Web Link Mountain View Freecycle].

Posted by Angela Hey, Mountain View Voice Blogger, on Mar 26, 2009 at 4:47 pm
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Karen Stern from Waste Management kindly sent me the following information:

Accepting: Televisions, computer monitors, computer systems, VCRs, DVDs, cameras, phones, stereo equipment, videogame consoles, keyboards, cables, scanners, printers, fax machines, ink-jet and printer cartridges, phones, computer mice, and rechargeable batteries.

Not Accepting: Items that cannot be accepted include microwaves, humidifiers, thermometers, air conditioners, smoke/fire alarms/detectors and large household appliances, such as dishwashers, refrigerators and washer/dryers.

What will happen to my products:

Waste Management will collect, store, track inventory and dismantle the products in the form of common raw materials where they can be bought and sold on the global market.

The waste is processed in the US and reused where possible.

They will accept RECHARGEABLE batteries.