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Attention Covington residents and businesses! We're taking your old or broken electronics, papers you need shredded, and polystyrene foam (think Styrofoam peanuts or packing materials)! 

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2024 Recycling Drop Off Event

Saturday, June 22nd, 10 am - 1 pm

@ Holmes High School - entrance on Madison Avenue

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Keep Covington Beautiful is contracting with professionally certified recyclers to handle your hard-to-dispose-of items. NAID-Certified Shred It will destroy your documents on-site, and then turn them into new paper to further protect you and the environment. R2 RIOS Certified Cobalt responsibly disassembles and disposes of all of your electronic waste, which can contain hazardous materials like lead, cadmium, or mercury. The polystyrene foam will be brought to Eco Development where it is condensed and made into new usable products.

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What can I bring?

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Electronics: 

• All computers and equipment: towers, laptops, keyboards, mice, monitors, servers, routers, modems, power cords, cables

• Keyboards, mice, speakers, hard drives

• Tablets, LCD screens

• Telephone equipment, cell phones

• Printers, fax machines, copiers

• Stereo equipment

• TVs, VCRs, Betas, DVRs, and remotes

• Cable and satellite boxes

• Video game systems

• Microwaves

• Batteries

• CRT monitors

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Paper:

• We recommend shredding documents like bank statements, tax records, pay stubs, credit card statements, medical records, insurance records, home documents, expired warranties, voided checks, and utility bills. 

• Anything containing social security numbers, birth dates, passwords or PINs, signatures, home addresses, email addresses, full names, or other confidential information should be destroyed. 

• Must be loose and dry, staples and paper clips do not need to be removed.

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Foam:

• Must be clean, with no tape, stickers, or food residue.

• We will accept packing peanuts, cups, take-out containers, coolers, and styrofoam packaging.

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Do not bring:

• Thermostats and mercury switches

• Equipment containing biological waste, chemicals, oils, or fluids

• Radioactive material, asbestos or PCBs

• Equipment with tanks or sealed units

• Fluorescent & compact fluorescent (CFL) lightbulbs

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Email info@keepcovingtonbeautiful.com with any questions about the event.