City Provides Free Electronics Recycling

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 20, 2011

For more information, contact:
Shelby Walker, Director, Sanitation, City of Bloomington, 349-3443
Jared Schlemmer, Communications Director, City of Bloomington, 349-3406, [mailto:schlemmj@bloomington.in.gov]

Bloomington, IN -- The City of Bloomington Sanitation Department has announced a new partnership with Vintage Tech Recyclers. This partnership will allow the City to host its first Electronics Recycling program.

The City invites residents of Bloomington and surrounding communities to dispose of unwanted electronics for recycling on Sat., August 13 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Please bring your items to the Sanitation Garage, located at 3406 South Walnut St., just north of the City of Bloomington Animal Shelter.

"We are very excited to be teaming up with Vintage Tech in an attempt to provide the community with the much-needed service of responsible electronics recycling," said Shelby Walker, the City's Sanitation Director. "Vintage Tech has partnered with several manufacturers to offset our cost for the event. We're hoping this year is a success as well as a stepping stone for future recycling events."

The following items will be accepted: computers, laptops, monitors, LCDs, cell phones, printers, scanners, modems, cables, televisions, VCR's, DVD players, camcorders, cameras, gaming systems, telephones, pagers, answering machines, typewriters, calculators, fax machines, copiers and postage meters.

For more information, please contact the Sanitation Department at 349-3443 or read more online at [www.bloomington.in.gov/sanitation|www.bloomington.in.gov/sanitation].

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