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Upper Southampton Enforces New Electronics Recycling

As posted on the Upper Southampton Township website, the Covered Device Recycling Act now prohibits electronic devices from being placed out with the bulk trash pickup on Fridays.

Such electronic refuse include:

  • Desktop and Laptop Computers
  • Computer Monitors
  • Computer Peripherals
  • Televisions

The ban went into effect earlier this year, and the township states that any electronic refuse left at the curbside will be tagged as non-collectible.

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Manufacturers and retailers are required to make collection programs for consumers available at their outlets.  The township provides a link to Best Buy’s Recycling program. The Best Buy Recycling program page lists the electronics that are acceptable to bring into its retail stores for recycling.

In a previous Patch article, Charles Nygard, eForce Compliance co-founder, said that electronic recycling is conducted in an environmentally friendly manner, and, for security purposes, media data that is collected will be destroyed.

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eForce Compliance is a Philadelphia-based, dual-certified electronic recycler.  Nygard said that nearly all electronic devices contain potentially hazardous heavy metal, which make putting them in landfills undesirable and potentially dangerous to the environment.

For more information, visit http://eforcecompliance.com or the Upper Southampton Township website


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