WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The city of Wilkes-Barre is holding an event to allow residents to get rid of e-waste and private documents.
The mayor's office announced a drive-through e-recycling and paper shredding event for city residents.
The event will be held on Monday, October 6, from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., as well as Thursday, October 9, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Wilkes-Barre Public Works Facility, according to the mayor's office.
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All participants must bring proof of residency in Wilkes-Barre, such as a driver's license. Participants must remain inside their cars for the event. Businesses are not able to participate.
The city is partnering with Responsible Recycling Solutions (RSS) for Electronics Recycling and partnering with Paper Eaters Document Destruction Service for document shredding.
Items that can be recycled for free are as follows:
Desktop & Laptop Computers
DVD Players & VCRs
Keyboards & Mice
Gaming Systems
Printers/Fax Machines
String Christmas Lights
Cables & Cords
Microwaves & Small Appliances
Cell Phone & Laptop Batteries
Metal Items
Calculators & Adding Machines
Audio Visual Equipment
Telephones & Cell Phones* (*Please Remove Cell Phone Batteries)
Exercise Equipment (Metal)
UPS Battery Backups
Car Batteries (sealed lead acid)
Toner & Ink Cartridges
Metal Bed Frames & Rain spouting
Filing Cabinets
Lawn Mowers
Paper Shredders
Some items can be recycled for a fee, payable through cash or checks payable to RSS only. Such items and the price to recycle them are as follows:
Computer Monitors - $20
Televisions under 42" CRT or Flat Screen - $40
TV over 42"Flat Screen, in a wooden console, projection type, or TV Tube Only or Broken Screen TV - $60
Floor Copiers - $20
Console Stereos (in cabinet) - $35
Offsite Hard Drive destruction services - $10 per drive and includes a Certification of Destruction
For the document shredding portion of the event, participants are allowed a maximum of three boxes of documents per vehicle. Items accepted for document shredding include:
Bank statements
Outdated medical records
Pay stubs
Old bills or receipts
Credit card offers
Credit Cards
Tax returns older than seven years
Items that are NOT accepted for document shredding include:
Newspapers
Binders of any type: 3-ring, plastic, spiral, metal
Plastic document covers
Hanging file folders with metal support bars
Metal binder clips
Books, either hardback or paperback
Magazines, catalogues, or newspapers
Film or photographs
Residents are asked to check the boxes of papers for foreign objects that could potentially damage the shredding equipment.
To learn more about the event, visit www.wilkes-barre.city/specialcollections.
