September 18
Belfast City Garage parking lot

The Belfast Rotary Club is once again organizing an event for collecting and recycling old and broken electronics. Electronic waste will be accepted on Saturday, September 18, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Belfast Public Works Dept. Parking Lot on 55 Congress Street .This event is open to residents from any community and items may be recycled for free.

The Belfast Rotary Club is partnering with eWaste Recycling Solutions LLC (ERS) of Auburn, which will bring a team to pack and transport televisions, computers, monitors, and other electronic devices. ERS, which is approved by the Department of Environmental Protection, will have staff at the collection site at no cost to the Belfast Rotary Club. Club members, Youth Exchange students from around the world, and high school students will help with traffic and unloading vehicles.

The primary focus is on collecting electronic devices and other universal waste including: televisions, CPUs, monitors, copiers, printers, ink cartridges, fax machines, scanners, laptops, stereos, key board-mouse-peripherals, DVD players, cell phones, remote controls, VCRs, projectors, digital cameras, tape players, PDAs, speakers, telephones, two-way radios, answering machines, camcorders, CD players, electric typewriters, game systems, pagers, microwaves, and toner cartridges.

Free recycling is available for individuals. A fee schedule for businesses is available by calling Rick Clark, ERS at 449-1709.  For more information, visit our website wwww.belfastrotary.org or call Doug Smith at 338- 3704.

The Belfast Rotary Club will accept donations for its many charitable projects, including scholarships, holiday gifts for needy families in Waldo County, local food pantries, the Youth Exchange program, the Group Study Exchange, and small grants to local not-for-profit organizations. The E-Waste held last fall raised over $5,000.