Electronics Recycling Event on Tap for Saturday at Tolland High School

Did the 8-Track player finally give out? Hopefully, that Soul Train compilation album can be found in some digital database. 

But what to do with the player itself? 

Well, a local non-profit group, Venture Crew 422 - affiliated with the Boy Scouts - has scheduled a residential electronics recycling collection event for Saturday - April 27 - at Tolland High School.

The one-day event is slated to run from 9 a.m. to noon.

Here is an overview of what can be turned in: 

• Audio and Video Tapes
• Batteries
• Cameras
• Cell Phones
• Circuit Boards
• Complete Computer Systems
• Computer Mouse
• Copy Machines
• CPU (tower)
• Data Cartridges
• DLT Tapes
• Docking Stations
• External CD-ROM drives
• External Modems
• Fax Machines
• Floppy Drives
• Hard Drives
• Keyboards
• L.C.D. Flat Screens
• Laptops
• Main Frames
• Matrix Switch/Multiplexers
• Microwaves
• Monitors
• Office Printers
• Overhead Projectors
• Palm Pilot Or Other Handheld Device
• Power Supply
• Reel-To-Reel Tapedecks
• Scanners
• Servers (depending on size)
• Slide Projectors
• Stereos
• Stereo Speakers
• Switch/HUB Devices
• Tape Drives
• Telephone Systems
• Televisions
• Terminal
• Typewriters
• UPS Back-Ups/Batteries
• VCR/DVD Players
• Video Recorders
• Work Stations

The goal of the drive is to put 95 percent of all materials collected in a program to be recycled for remanufacture. "No recycled materials will be incinerated, land-filled, or shipped abroad to be dumped," the group said.

For a full list of acceptable items visit http://www.metechrecycling.com/list.htm or for more information contact Arthur Jacques at 860-614-9508.