Ann Arbor seems to have a pretty decent curbside recycling program. Like a lot of people, I do an OK job at recycling the most obvious items like plastic containers with 1 or 2s on the bottom of the container, glass jars, metal cans, paper, cardboard and newspaper. But last week an e-mail came through with information about a weekend electronics and computer recycling drive at a local high school.
I had honestly never considered recycling electronics; in fact, I had just thrown out a broken CD player. I didn't have anything to recycle this weekend (probably because I had been throwing these items out), but it got me wondering about year-round recycling stations that accept these types of items. I looked into it by doing a Google search for "recycle electronics Ann Arbor," and it turns out that during business hours Monday through Friday a local recycling dropoff station recycles not only electronics, but many other items not accepted from curbside bins (http://www.recycleannarbor.org/recycling/recycling.htm).
Special items recycled at the dropoff station for no charge include cell phones, rechargable batteries and styrofoam (packing peanuts and egg cartons). They also recycle toxic items at no charge, including fluorescent light bulbs, pesticides and weed killers, paint thinners, solvents, varnishes, mercury thermometers, and other "home toxics."
The center charges a fee for recycling computer CPUs, monitors, and other computer equipment, printers, TVs, other electronics, motor oil, brake fluid, transmission fluid, antifreeze, batteries, oil filters and propane tanks. Fees range from $5 for printers, VCRs, stereos, and microwaves, to $50 for a big-screen TV. They also recycle car tires ($3 per tire) and truck tires ($15 per tire). What do you know about recycling these items in Florida, Ink?
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