City to Host E-Waste Collection

Do you have old electronics you need to get rid of? This weekend, the City of Scotts Valley and the Scotts Valley Rotary Club will be holding its 10th annual e-waste collection event to take that stuff off your hands.

Last year’s event collected over 20,000 pounds of electronics such as computers, monitors and television sets.

“These items are now banned from landfill disposal because of their hazardous material content of lead, mercury, and other heavy metals,” the city said in a press release. “This event insures that the items collected will be properly reused, recycled, and disposed and will not become a source of
pollution to rivers, streams and groundwater supplies.”  

Proceeds from the collection will benefit Rotary community programs and Scotts Valley recycling programs.   

The event will take place on Saturday, Aug. 15 across from the Scotts Valley Fire Department on Erba Lane from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Items that will be accepted are: computers, monitors, fax machines, printers, TVs, stereos, VCRs, and cell phones. All materials collected will be processed by United Datatech/ECS Refining, a certified E-Stewards Recycler. 

For more information call 438-0732.