ELECTRONIC RECYCLING LAW BECOMES MANDATORY SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

What this means to a Village resident:

As of September 1, 2010 the State of Wisconsin has banned all electronic equipment from County, State and private landfills.

The Village of Kimberly will no longer pick up any televisions, computer monitors (both CRT and flat screens), desk top and laptop computers, desktop printers, fax machines, computer keyboards, mice, speakers, DVD players, VCRs and digital video recorders, cell phones and phones with video displays.

Computer, Appliance & Scrap Metal Recycling Event

Outagamie County Department of Solid Waste
E-Waste will accept these items for a fee. The fees are:

Monitors and Televisions                       $  5.00 each
Computers, printers & fax machines    $  5.00 each
DVD & VCR players                                 $  5.00 each
Cell Phones                                              Free

Other Residential E-Waste Collectors to consider are:

Please contact these collectors for their program information

 

American TV           www.americantv.com             733-1000
Best Buy                www.bestbuy.com                   738-4537
Suess Electronics    www.suesselectronics.com 733-6464
MilwaukeePC                                                               830-9477
Paper Valley Recycling  www.wm.com/sony       729-5005
Recycle That Stuff     www.recyclethatstuff.com 757-5745
Step Industries, Inc.  www.stepindustries.com   722-2345

Most businesses that sell electronic equipment will accept your old equipment when you purchase new, ask your sales person how their program works.