Fayetteville Today

City of Fayetteville issued the following announcement on Nov. 10. 

The City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, and Sustainable Sandhills will host an Electronic Waste Drive on Saturday, Nov. 20 at the Cumberland County Courthouse. The hours of the event are 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. Vehicles can enter the courthouse parking lot (117 Dick St.) at the entrance off of Otis F. Jones Pkwy.

America Recycles Day, which takes place every year on Nov 15, recognizes the importance and impact of recycling. The purpose of the e-waste drive is to help residents properly dispose of old or used electronic devices or accessories that could contain toxic or hazardous materials, such as arsenic and lead. Proper disposal can help eliminate the amount of e-waste at landfill sites. In addition, recycling electronics helps prevent the destruction of habitat and emission of greenhouse gases associated with mining raw materials such as iron, gold, palladium, platinum, and copper.

At the e-waste drive on Nov 20, volunteers will unload electronics from participants’ cars. Almost anything with a cord will be accepted at the event, including cell phones, tablets and chargers. Ink and toner cartridges will also be accepted. Items do not have to be in working condition. Please see below for a more extensive list of accepted materials.

The nonprofit Sustainable Sandhills will receive between $0.25 and $20.00 from the company Eco-Cell for each recycled mobile phone, tablet, smart watch, MP3 player, GPS, digital camera, and handheld gaming system that is recycled at the event. The nonprofit will receive $0.10 to $4.50 per recycled printer cartridge that can be accepted by Funding Factory. All other electronics from the event will be recycled at a cost by Cumberland County.

Acceptable E-waste items:

• Nickel-cadmium, alkaline, and lithium batteries (Please tape over contact points on lithium batteries. No lead-acid batteries)
• Televisions less than 50 inches (televisions larger than 50 inches, large appliances, and hazardous waste materials will not be accepted at the drive, however they may be dropped off at the Ann Street landfill or any of the Container Sites throughout the county.)
• Computers
• Small kitchen appliances
• Video Game consoles
• Mobile phones (please factory reset and remove SIM cards)
• Tablets
• CD/DVD/VHS players
• Cords
• Chargers
• Stereo systems
• Vacuums
• Ink and toner cartridges

On America Recycles Day, Sustainable Sandhills reminds residents to REDUCE and REUSE first, and recycle as much remaining waste as possible. For questions about what is recyclable, residents with curbside pickup within the City of Fayetteville can visit fayettevillenc.gov/recycling. Residents who take their recycling to county container sites can visit cumberlandcountync.gov and click on Departments, Solid Waste Management, and then Recycling. For any remaining questions about what is recyclable and where to recycle certain items, please call Sustainable Sandhills at 910-484-9098.

Sustainable Sandhills is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization based in Fayetteville, NC and serving the nine-county Sandhills region in central and southeastern NC. Its mission is strengthening communities through the creation of resilient environmental, economic and social resources. For more information, call 910.484.9098 or visit sustainablesandhills.org.

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