NYC Department of Sanitation
Bureau of Waste Prevention, Reuse and Recycling
Fall 2007 Electronics Recycling & Clothing Donation Events

Recycle your electronics!
Donate clothing and linens!
When and Where
Sponsors & Partners

Recycle Your Electronics

If not donating unwanted electronics for reuse, drop off your unwanted or broken electronics for recycling. Only the following items will be accepted:

• computers & laptops
• monitors
• printers & scanners (desktop only) 
• keyboards & mice
• TVs
• VCRs & DVD players 
• cell phones

Other kinds of electronics won't be accepted. Only NYC residents (no businesses allowed*) may drop off material (limit five pieces per vehicle). The first 100 people to drop off electronics will receive a $5 Best Buy gift card.

All dropped off items will be recycled through contracted vendors and all data on hard drives will be destroyed; no scavenging will be permitted and no tax-deduction receipts will be given out.

While safe to use, electronics contain hazardous materials, such as lead, mercury, arsenic, and cadmium. Recycling your unwanted electronic equipment keeps these hazardous materials out of the waste stream and the environment.

See info on when and where.

*Businesses and institutions (if not donating unwanted equipment for reuse) are required by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to dispose of used electronics through dismantlers and recyclers.

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Donate Clothing and Linens

Drop off your gently used clothing and linens for donation:

• Clothing: pants, dresses, shirts, sweaters, shoes, handbags, belts
• Linens: blankets, towels, sheets, curtains, tablecloths

Only donate clean, gently used clothing and linens. Place donated items in plastic bags and tie securely to avoid moisture contamination. Tax-deduction receipts will be available upon request from Goodwill Industries.

See info on when and where.

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DSNY Bureau of Waste Prevention, Reuse and Recycing 
Electronics Recycling & Clothing Donation Events
WHEN & WHERE (rain or shine)

STATEN ISLAND
Saturday, September 8, 2007
8am - 2pm
Staten Island Mall, Parking Lot F (near main entrance, 2655 Richmond Ave.)

MANHATTAN
Sunday, September 9, 2007
8am - 2pm
Union Square North Plaza (southeast corner of 17th St. and Broadway; cars enter at 16th St & Union Square West).

BRONX
Sunday, September 16, 2007
8am - 2pm
Lehman College, North Lot (Goulden Ave., just south of Bedford Park West)

QUEENS
Saturday, September 29, 2007
8am - 2pm
St. John's University, Alumni Hall Parking Lot (corner of Utopia Parkway & Union Turnpike, cars enter at Gate 3 on Utopia Parkway & 80th Rd.)

BROOKLYN
Sunday, September 30, 2007
8am - 2pm
Keyspan Park, Coney Island (Surf Ave. & 19th St., take Cropsey Ave. exit off the Belt Parkway)

If you can't make these events:

• check out other alternatives to donate or recycle your electronic equipment 
• donate unwanted clothing and other household items in good condition to local thrift stores or nonprofit organizations 

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Sponsors & Partners

The NYC Department of Sanitation/Bureau of Waste Prevention, Reuse and Recycling is sponsoring and organizing these events with assistance from the following organizations:

Donated clothing and linens: Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey, Inc.

Electronics recycling: Lower East Side Ecology Center, with partial funding from our ongoing sponsors, Best Buy and Intel, and our new sponsor, Toshiba.

Special thanks to our site partners: Herbert Lehman College, NYC Department of Parks and Recreation, St. John's University, and Staten Island Mall/General Growth Properties.