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Cleanup instructions for fallen tree limbs

Thursday, July 4, 2013: Independence Day - No County-provided recycling or trash collections on July 4; Thursday and Friday collections that week shift by one day.
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Talking Trash


Friday, March 07, 2008

The Secret Life of Cell Phones

What happens to cell phones after you take or send them in to be recycled?  Why does it matter? 

Watch the Secret Life of Cell Phones to learn more about their life cycle, and issues around their recycling and disposal.  This short video is part of a detailed website with additional information about environmental, health, and public policy relating to cell phones. 

Here's one of the presented findings: "There is enough gold in 200 cell phones to make a gold wedding ring!"

We accept cell phones for recycling at our Solid Waste Transfer Station.

CATEGORIES: Computers / Electronics , Recycling , Transfer Station
POSTED AT: 4:23:00 PM |
Person carrying recycling bin to the curb
 
Last edited: 10/27/2011