electronic recycling and document shredding event 2023

Electronic Waste Drop Off & Document Shredding for Seneca County Residents

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Electronics Recycling & Confidential ONLY Document Shredding for Seneca County Residents

  • Saturday, October 28, 2023, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
SENECA COUNTY RESIDENTS
Bring your unwanted household electronics and confidential documents to the North parking lot of the Seneca County Office Building by entering at the North Road entrance.

NO registration required. 

Please be sure to stay in your car. CCE staff and volunteers as well as Seneca Meadows staff will assist residents in unloading their unwanted electronics that will be processed by Sunnking Electronics Recycling.

In addition, Shred-Text Document Inc. Destruction Services will be on site to shred your unwanted confidential documents and files. Watch your confidential documents being shredded as you wait.

And, since it is Halloween weekend, while supplies last, we will have a treat bag filled with recycling and other conservation tips for each vehicle!

View/Download PDF of Acceptable and Unacceptable e-Waste Items 

CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENT SHREDDING

Confidential documents include papers that contain personal information that you do not want to have public, such as:

  • tax and business records
  • old bills
  • credit card statements
  • medical records

* Please do NOT bring junk mail, non-confidential files, newspapers, etc. - these can be put in your home blue bin and picked up every two weeks.*

Your confidential documents can contain:

  • rubber bands
  • light paper clips
  • staples
  • be in hanging file folders as all of that can be shredded

* Please remove any binder clips and take papers out of three ring binders *

Electronics are being processed by Sunnking Electronics Recycling and Seneca Meadows is funding the cost.
ACCEPTABLE e-WASTE ITEMS
CABLE EQUIPMENT
  • Cable Boxes (analog, digital, satellite)

COMPUTERS & ACCESSORIES

  • Computers (Desktop & Laptop)
  • Monitors (Flats screen and CRT)
  • Computer accessories (Mice, Keyboards, Webcams, Speakers, Microphones)
  • Cables & all IT accessories Storage devices (External hard drives, solid state drives, SD cards, memory cards, card readers, ect.)
  • Computer power supplies Printers (Ink & toner & cartridges)
  • Gaming devices Network devices Computer peripherals Circuit boards/cards Media speakers Scanners

DATA CENTER EQUIPMENT

  • Servers
  • Storage arrays
  • Network related equipment Power distribution units Routers and switches
  • Cabling
  • Switchgear
  • Panelboard
  • Mainframe computer equipment Motor generator sets
  • Server racks

ENTERTAINMENT EQUIPMENT

  • Televisions (Flat screen & CRT)
  • Stereo equipment
  • Hi-Fi speakers
  • Video players
  • Digital cameras
  • Video cameras
  • Game consoles
  • Accessories & cables
  • DJ Equipment

LAB & MEDICAL EQUIPMENT

  • Defibrillators
  • IV Pumps
  • Spectrometers
  • Ultrasound Equipment
  • Anesthesia Units

MOBILE DEVICES

  • Cell phones/Smart phones Tablets
  • PDAs
  • MP3 players
  • Cameras

MISCELLANEOUS

  • Rechargeable Dry Cell Batteries (Nickel Hydride, Lithium Ion)
  • Most Home Appliances (no refrigerators)
  • GPS Units
  • Wires & Cables
  • Fitness Trackers/Smart Watches
  • Power Tools

OFFICE EQUIPMENT

  • Copiers & Multifunction devices Fax machines
  • Video & audio equipment Phone systems
  • Projection equipment Printers
  • Plotters
  • Security equipment
  • Receivers and transmitters
  • Answering machines
UNACCEPTABLE e-WASTE ITEMS
  • Devices containing mercury (thermostats, light bulbs, lamps, etc.)
  • Household hazardous waste
  • Devices containing refrigerant (A/C units, water coolers, dehumidifiers, refrigerators, wine chillers, etc.)
  • Broken/bare CRT (tube) TVs or monitors
  • Materials containing liquids
  • Radioactive materials (smoke detectors)
  • Devices containing PCBs (ballasts from light fixtures must clearly state “No PCBs”)
  • Gas powered equipment
  • Large appliances (i.e. stoves, washing machines, dryers, dishwashers)
  • Paper for shredding
  • Common household batteries (i.e. AAA, AA, C, D, button cell batteries)
  • Damaged, defective, recalled, swollen, burned, or leaking batteries
  • CDs, DVDs, VHS tapes, and cassette tapes
  • Remanufactured/off-brand/generic toner
  • Medical Sharps
  • Vaping devices, E-cigarettes

This event is sponsored by: Seneca County Cornell Cooperative Extension, Seneca Meadows Inc., and the Seneca County Recycling Office

Location

North Parking Lot - Seneca County Office Building
1 DiPronio Drive
Waterloo, New York 13165

Last updated October 27, 2023