ROCKDALE COUNTY PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Sept. 16, 2022
Rockdale County to Host 2nd Electronics Recycling & Paper Shredding Event of 2022
ROCKDALE COUNTY, Ga. – Keep Conyers-Rockdale Beautiful (KCRB) is holding the second of two Electronics Recycling & Paper Shredding events in 2022 for Rockdale residents and business owners on Sat., Oct. 8, from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., in the parking lot of 1400 Parker Road, Conyers, 30094.
The free, half-day event will provide the public a place to safely discard and recycle old documents and electronics, regardless of working condition. Due to other events in the area, participants can access Parker Road from Flat Shoals Road or from Iris Drive to Royal Drive and Commercial Drive.
There is a maximum of 4 banker boxes per vehicle allowed for paper shredding, and participants must provide photo ID as proof of an address in the County for both shredding and recycling. Professional electronics recycling and paper shredding companies will securely handle all items on site under the close supervision of government staff. Once the shredding truck is full, shredding services for the day will end.
Cash fees will apply to certain items for electronics recycling, including $25 each for TVs and CRT monitors. All other electronics are free to recycle. The following is a list of items accepted/not accepted at the event.
All items brought to the event will be recycled and shredded on a first come, first serve basis.
ACCEPTED ITEMS:
Paper Shredding
Papers that are loose, folded or in envelopes.
Electronics Recycling
| Audio equipment | Floppy disks | RAM devices |
| Answering machines | Gateways | Receivers |
| Batteries (alkaline, lithium,
UPS, Ni-MH, Ni-CAD, car, motorcycle, rechargeable, laptop) |
GPS units | Remote controls |
| Blu-ray players | Handheld electronic games | Repeaters |
| Bluetooth devices | Hard drives | Routers |
| Business phones/systems | HDDs | SSDs |
| Cable | Headphones | SD cards |
| Cable boxes | Hospital equipment | Satellite receiver box |
| Cameras (disposable, film, digital) | Inkjet cartridges | Scanners |
| CD players | iPads | Security equipment |
| CD-ROMs | IT equipment | Servers |
| Cell phones | Keyboards | Server cabinets |
| Charging cables | Laptops | Server racks |
| Check processing equipment | LCD monitors | Smartwatches |
| Circuit boards | Medical equipment | Speakers |
| Computers | Memory | Stereos |
| Copiers | Modems | Switches |
| CPUs (central processing) | Mother board | Tablets |
| Credit/debit card
readers/processors |
MP3 players | Telephones |
| DVD players | Network bridges | Toner (unused) |
| Desktops | Network hubs | Transmitters |
| Disk arrays | Panelboards | Typewriters |
| Docking stations | PC | USB flash drives |
| Earpieces | PC power supplies | Uninterrupted power
supplies (UPS) |
| Ethernet hubs | PDAs (personal digital
assistant) |
VCR players |
| Extension cords | Peripherals | Video games |
| External hard drives | Picture printers | Video game consoles |
| Fax machines | Phone systems | Video game controllers |
| Firewalls | Plotters | Video recorders |
| Fitness trackers | Point of Sale Systems | Walkie-talkies |
| Flat screen monitors | Power distribution units | Wireless Access Point |
| Power strips | Wirings | |
| Printers | X-ray film | |
| Projectors | ||
| Radios |
ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED:
Paper Shredding
Papers containing foreign objects such as spring loader/binder clips or glue/adhesives
Photographs
Hanging metal file folders
Three-ring binders
Electronics Recycling
Projection/Console TV’s Tires Coffee makers
Washer/Dryers Toaster ovens Freezers
Vacuum cleaners De-Humidifiers Blenders
Speakers (wooden) Gas-powered tools Mixers
Gas grill tanks Household trash Ovens
Battery-powered tools Microwave ovens Hair dryers
Liquid-containing devices Radioactive material Ceiling fans
Humidifiers Refrigerators
For more information, please contact KCRB at kcrb@rockdalecountyga.gov or 770-278-7050.
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