Here’s how to get rid of your electronic waste in October

October 1, 2021 - Wendy DiAlesandro ,

The Portage County Solid Waste Management District is conducting e-waste collection events from 9 a.m. to noon on:

Oct. 9 at Rootstown Middle School
Oct. 16 at Nelson Circle
Oct. 23 in Freedom (8966 S.R. 700)
Oct. 30 in Randolph

People may drop off computers, laptops, phones, scanners, hard drives, unused printer cartridges and toner, servers, cell phones, stereos, VCR/DVD players, routers, MP3 players, cameras, keyboards, paper shredders, LCD monitors, game consoles and accessories, networking equipment, and speakers. A $5 fee will be charged for CRT monitors and printers. A $10 fee will be charged for TVs over 22 inches.

GreenBoard IT will process the material, and will not landfill it, Collins said.

Wendy DiAlesandro

Wendy DiAlesandro is a former Record Publishing Co. reporter and contributing writer for The Portager.

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