(North Syracuse, NY – Sept. 2013) State Senator David J. Valesky (D-Oneida) will host an electronics recycling event in partnership with Sunnking Electronics Recycling and Time Warner Cable on Saturday, Sept. 21, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Department of Motor Vehicles parking lot at 5801 E. Taft Road, North Syracuse. Area residents can drop off old or unused electronics at no charge, and there is no limit to the number of items that may be dropped
off.
“I encourage people to take advantage of this free recycling event to
safely and responsibly discard their old electronics,” Senator Valesky
said. “This is an easy and convenient way to get rid of any unused
electronics and helps to protect our environment through proper disposal.”
Items that can be accepted include computers (desktops and laptops),
printers, scanners, copiers, fax machines, televisions (CRT, LCD, LED,
plasma), cell phones, IT and networking equipment, monitors (CRT, LCD,
LED), MP3 players, PDAs, tablets, and ink and toner cartridges. Visit
Sunnking.com for a full list of acceptable items (
http://www.sunnking.com/consumer-business/acceptable-materials/).
A portion of the proceeds from this event will benefit the Central New York
Food Bank, based on the total weight of materials collected. Small
donations of non-perishable items will also be accepted.