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09/11/08
'E-waste' collection slated for Oct.
11
Public Works will hold a fall Household E-Waste Collection Day from 9 a.m.-1
p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008, at their facility on Cooper Drive, below the
Recycling Center.
What To Bring:
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Fluorescent Light Bulbs *
- Mercury and Mercury Thermometers
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Thermostats **
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Monitors (CRTs)
- Televisions
Other devices that may be included in this collection but may also be disposed
of in the normal manner (swap shop, metal bin or trash):
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Computer Equipment: CPUs (computer towers), Printers, Keyboards, Peripherals
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Electronics
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Old Stereo Equipment
Collection is limited to household-generated waste - No business or commercial
items please! Electronic equipment, stereo equipment, TVs, computers and
peripherals will be limited to a total of 5 items per household; bulbs,
thermostats, mercury and mercury thermometers in reasonable amounts.
Items should be taken directly to the collection site.
Please save all other household hazardous wastes (HHW) such as pesticides,
fertilizers, antifreeze, lead and oil-based paints and other chemicals until
the spring Household Hazardous Waste collection.
* Compact fluorescent light bulbs may be returned year
round to Drillen's, Walmart or Shoppers TruValue in South Portland
** Thermostats may be returned year round to the Granite
Group or Sid Harvey Incorporated, St. John Street, Portland to receive $5
reward coupon.
For more information please call the Recycling Center at 799-0324.
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