Recycling Roundup Event May 22nd, 2010
Our e-recycling program consists of an annual event to collect and recycle electronics from both businesses and households in the Fairbanks area.
Event Information
Recycling Roundup & Electronics Recycling Collection Event May 22nd, 2010
(May 21st Electronics Recycling)
Are you a frustrated recycler? On May 22nd you can get rid of all those frustrations and recycle newspaper, mixed paper, cardboard, food cans, aluminum cans, glass, plastic (#1 & #2), building materials, scrap metal, clothing, food, and hazardous wastes! Electronics recycling is also available for a small fee. Mark your calendar and get ready for the Recycling Round-Up sponsored by Interior Alaska Green Star. Get more information by calling 452-4152 or email Andrea Miller at andrea@iagreenstar.org.
Location: Tanana Valley Fairgrounds
Hours:
| May 21st (electronics only) | 10 am to 4 pm |
| May 22nd | 10 am to 4 pm |
Recyclers/Participants:
| C&R Pipe | food cans |
| Fairbanks Community Food Bank | food egg cartons/plastic bags/boxes |
| FNSB Solid Waste Division | Recycling/Waste-to-Energy Household Hazardous Waste |
| Fairbanks Rescue Mission | mixed paper newspaper cardboard aluminum cans plastic containers (#1 & #2 only) |
| Fairbanks Resident | glass |
| Fairbanks Resource Agency | clothing/fabric items |
| Habitat for Humanity | building materials/tools |
| Interior Alaska Green Star | electronics* |
* Electronics Recycling Fees: There is a per item fee to cover cost of electronics recycling, ranging from none to $45 – depending on the size of the item and type of electronic device. See list below. Cost for large quantities already on pallets is $0.35/lb.
Special Notice: Please do not leave items next to the trailer if personnel are not there. Contact us and we will be happy to help you properly dispose of your items.
Large load discount: Truckloads will be charged a discounted rate of 35 cents per pound. You must have your load weighed and the weight documented before delivery.
Accepted Electronic Items and Fees (by cash or check only):
| Waste | Fee |
| answering machine | no charge |
| calculators | no charge |
| cell phone (with battery charger) | no charge |
| coffeemaker | no charge |
| computer CPU | $10 |
| copier (desktop) | $25 |
| CPU & monitor set w/peripherals | $25 |
| discs – CDs/DVDs/Floppies | no charge |
| DVD player | $5 |
| electric typewriter | $5 |
| keyboard | no charge |
| laptop computer | $10 |
| microwave oven | $10 |
| monitor, CRT (cathode ray tube) | $15 |
| monitor, flat screen (LCD) | $15 |
| printer, less than 20 lbs | $10 |
| printer, 21-30 lbs | $20 |
| printer, more than 30 lbs | $25 |
| scanner, fax machine, or all-in-one | $10 |
| stereo | $5 |
| TV, up to 19″ | $15 |
| TV, 19-27″ | $25 |
| TV, 28-34″ | $35 |
| TV, over 34″ | $45 |
| UPS battery packs | $25 |
| VCR | $5 |
| other | varies |
Items Not accepted:
- Video and audio cassette tapes
- Smoke detectors
- Loose batteries
- Vacuum cleaners
- Household electric appliances without circuit boards (like toasters, vacuum cleaners etc).
Learn more about e-waste
*** Fees will be added as they become available
