Compact Disc Recycling Center Opens

Editors' Note: This facility has closed temporarily becuase of the pandemic.

The center is accepting unwanted CDs and DVDs from both consumers and companies. The campaign will promote the importance of recycling compact discs, provide a location for them, and increase community awareness of related environmental issues caused by unwanted discs being placed in the trash. The Recycling Center’s website, www.cdrecyclingcenter.com, is designed to build a national network of registered members and supporters that pledge to recycle their disc waste.

“Each year, over 30 billion CDs and DVDs are still be manufactured, while millions of unwanted, damaged and obsolete discs ends up in landfills and incinerators every month,” says founder Bruce Bennett. “It is important for those individuals or companies that use, sell, manufacture or promote compact discs also responsibly promote how and where to recycle them.”

The center will also accept discs in their original packaging. The center will separate and recycle any paper components of the package as well.

The center asks new members to place “The CD” Recycling Center logo on any new compact disc releases, thus promoting to the end user how and where to recycle it when they are finished.

Those interested can visit www.cdrecycling.centerto sign up as a supporter. Mailing labels can then be printed out.