Historical April–May 2013 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Begin collecting your old electronics, appliances and spent batteries for Skinker DeBaliviere’s 2nd Annual Electronics Recycling Fair.
We will again be partnering with WITS – a non-profit that hires and trains at risk individuals, puts 78% of the products that they collect back in service, and utilizes zero landfill practices for the remaining 22%. Visit www.witsinc. org for more information. Plant Exchange Day will also be in the park at the same time– Brightside flowers, wood chips, seed packets will be available for tree lawns & block leaders. Drop off your plants and/or pick up free plants. Suggested items for recycling include: computers, monitors, other computer hardware including cables, office/business equipment and machinery, telecommunications equipment including phones and clocks, televisions, VCR’s, stereos, cameras, other audio/video equipment, data storage devices including CD’s, VHS tapes and computer software, home electronics, blenders, toasters, irons, washing machines and dryers, dishwashers, furnaces, hot water heaters, home medical equipment, industrial machinery, lawn mowers, tillers, tools, air conditioners, refrigerators, humidifiers, old motors, transformers, electrical equipment, power supplies, car batteries, household batteries and printer cartridges. Unacceptable items for recycling include: tires, wood furniture, other wood products, paint and paint cans, household and industrial chemicals. WITS appreciates donations for: computer monitors, laptops and televisions. Large appliances and all Freon-containing devices have a $5 required fee. WITS is a not-for-profit, community agency in the greater St. Louis region, all donations of reusable items are taxdeductible and will be refurbished when possible and given to a charitable program such as Kids for Kancer, Free Computer Program or Veteran Technology.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, April–May 2013.
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Archival transcription note: Source calls secondannualfair though earlier 2012 secondannualnotice exists; sequence discrepancy retained. Eventdate May 11 comes fromgardenarticle; thisnoticeomitsdate.
Original source: SD_Times2013_04.pdf, printed page(s) 6; PDF page(s) 6.
