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[geminigirl]

Why is it that the surrounding counties all seem to have electronics recycling programs, but mine doesn't? I have a monitor that needs recycling. Why can't I just drop it at the recycling site like everywhere else?

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[mactavish.livejournal.com]

I'd like to see trucks for recycling electronics behind large electronics stores like Best Buy, Circuit City, and Fry's. Then they could be easily carted off to the nearest recycling site.

[geminigirl]

Exactly.

I want this monitor gone, because it takes up room I want to stack boxes in, as I pack. I can 1. Hold on to it til the 23rd and pay $10 to have it recycled at the eco-event, 2. See if they have electronics recycling near my Mom and take it with me when I visit her this weekend, 3. see if I can get someone from a surrounding community to get rid of it for me-aquariumgirl and I discussed this possibility since her county has e-cycling or 4. toss it out with the regular trash and send it to the landfill.

[melaniesuzanne.livejournal.com]

Scott has some equipment he's getting rid of as well and he found this site: http://www.deq.state.va.us/ecycling/collections.htm. Hope this helps.

[melaniesuzanne.livejournal.com]

OH! I forgot one other thing. I think he contacted a local Office Depot and they said they would accept electronics for recycling. Try giving them or Staples a holler as well.

[geminigirl]

Interesting.

Fairfax doesn't have a regular drop off for electronics-I chcecked, but I've got both a Staples and an Office Depot around the corner-maybe one of them will take the monitor.

[messyjessy.livejournal.com]

If Arlington County has a free drop off, I can take it for you.

[jennifer0246.livejournal.com]

if it still has some life in it, you could freecycle it - freecycle.org. :)

[aelf.livejournal.com]

Even if it doesn't, give freecycle a shot. I've given away a broken TV and a broken lawnmower. Oh, and an ANCIENT external drive case (for SCSI 1 drives, back when you needed an external drive case if for some weird reason you wanted -- and could afford -- a gig's worth of drive space). People want weird things.

[schillerium.livejournal.com]

Or, in a pinch, one could always just drop the monitor off in the nearest county that does have electronics recycling...