Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:04:52 -0400
From: Gene Galin
Subject: Chatham prepares for State’s July 1 landfill ban on TVs and computer equipment
Computer equipment and televisions will be banned from disposal in North Carolina landfills as of July 1, as required by NC Session Law 2010-67 passed last year by the General Assembly. This means, as of July 1, these items cannot go in the trash.
In preparation for the ban, Chatham County is expanding its existing electronics recycling program. Special recycling containers called E-Cycle Stations will be set up by July 1st at all 12 county Collection Centers to accept electronics weighing less than 50 pounds from county residents with a current decal. Residents are required to use
these new containers and should not place electronics in the trash compactors or in bulky item bins. Collection Center attendants will show residents where to carefully place or stack these items. Due to privacy and safety concerns, all items in the E-Cycle Stations become the property of Chatham County and cannot be removed.
If electronic items are in good working order, and residents choose to leave them in the Swap Shop, they should make sure that all personal information has been removed from data storage. Residents are also encouraged to seek donation opportunities through local nonprofits and repair service companies. Call the Waste Management Department for guidance at (919) 542-5516.
During regular business hours (M-F, 7am to 4pm), the Chatham County Main Waste Management Facility at 720 County Landfill Road offers an E-Cycle Station for county residents disposing of electronic items weighing over 50 pounds.
For a list of all items accepted in Chatham County’s Electronics Recycling Program, visit chathamnc.org/wastemanagement or call Teresa Chapman with the Chatham County Waste Management Department at (919) 542-5516.
For details on the new state law, please visit portal.ncdenr.org/web/wm/sw/electronics , or contact Scott Mouw with the Division of Environmental Assistance and Outreach at or (919) 715-6512.
http://www.chathamjournal.com/weekly/news/government/chatham-prepares-for-state-landfill-ban-on-tv-computers-110621.shtml
Video clip of our Waste Reduction Coordinator Teresa Chapman at the Recycle Day activities at CCCC in April – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_ZFBlEn7CE