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Final Day For Humane Society To Recyce Old Electronics For Free

Posted: 7:06 pm EDT March 19, 2009Updated: 11:14 am EDT April 11, 2009

Saturday is the last day for the Western Pennsylvania Humane Society to offer a free recycling program for old electronics which will help homeless animals.

For every 100,000 pounds of electronics collected, the Humane Society will receive $10,000.

Used electronics can be dropped off Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the following locations:

-The swimming pool parking lots at North Park, South Park, Boyce Park and Settler’s Cabin.

-The duck pond parking lot at Round Hill Park.

-The Humane Society Shelter on the North Side.

The drop-off sites will be open from March 28 to April 11, Monday through Friday 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. and weekends from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.

There will be a $15 charge for non-plasma/flat screen televisions due to the delicate and expensive nature of recycling older televisions.

Items will be recycled by EarthEcycle.

The following items will be accepted, both functional and non-functional:

• All batteries
• Cables/wiring
• Camcorders
• Cameras
• CB radios
• CD players
• Cell phones
• Cell phones
• Circuit boards
• Computer monitors
• Computer software
• Computers/laptops
• DVD players
• Electric lawnmowers
• Electric pianos
• Electric wheelchairs
• Fax machines
• Game consoles
• Generators
• Microwaves
• PDAs
• Photo copiers
• Plotters
• Power tools
• Printers
• Projectors
• Radios
• Speakers
• Stereos
• Telephones
• Typewriters
• VCRs
• Video cameras

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