Saturday, April 30, thousands of electronics were taken from vehicles in the parking lot of Carver Center for Arts and Technology in Towson, yet this was not a mass burglary—it was Baltimore County’s record-breaking, extremely successful electronics recycling event.
County residents in 1,600 vehicles dropped off more than 179,000 pounds of unwanted computers, monitors, TVs, stereos, cell phones and other residential electronic items for recycling in just four hours.
These figures shatter the previous statewide records for a one-day eCycling event also set by Baltimore County, according to a release from Baltimore County's Bureau of Solid Waste Management.
Charlie Reighart, Baltimore County’s recycling and waste prevention manager, says, “We are enthused that we collected this much material for reuse or recycling and kept potentially toxic substances such as lead, mercury and cadmium out of our landfill. It’s really promising that so many Baltimore County residents came to the event and showed their support for eCycling.”
Baltimore County’s Bureau of Solid Waste Management has now held seven electronics recycling events, collecting a total of 558,000 pounds of electronics.
CDM eCycling, a Maryland electronics recycling processor, accepted the materials collected on April 30.
Residents interested in more information about electronics recycling or future events can contact the Bureau at (410) 887-2000 or at recycle@co.ba.md.us. for further information.
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