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A typical computer processor and monitor
3 more electronic
contain five to eight pounds of lead, plus heavy
recycling dates set for
metals such as cadmium, mercury and arsenic.
Franklin County
Creative Recycling is recycling the material in the
U.S., Wolf said. The company has a no-landfill-
polluting policy for all electronics and is
committed to health and safety, according to the
By JIM HOOK Senior writer
company Web site.
Franklin County has scheduled three more
Some companies ship obsolete electronics
electronic recycling dates over the next year
overseas. A bill to stop sham U.S. "recyclers"
after a successful premier on April 30.
from dumping electronic waste on developing
countries has been introduced to the U.S. House.
Residents dropped seven tons of electronics
The Responsible Electronics Recycling Act,
equipment at the collection site in Washington
supported by environmental groups and
Township, according to Daniel Wolf, community
electronics manufacturers, also would create
planner for the county.
recycling jobs in the U.S.
"We got a lot more than we expected," Wolf said.
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"We were expecting three tons. We got 86
computers, over 100 televisions and close to 90
Jim Hook can be reached at 262-4759 and
monitors."
jhook@publicopinionnews.com.
The county is working with Creative Recycling
Systems. The company, based in Tampa, Fla., was
established in 1994 and recently opened a center
in Allentown.
The county and Creative Recycling will conduct
three events over the next two years near
Shippensburg and Waynesboro and in Path
Valley:
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n Oct. 8 at the Southampton Township municipal
building, 705 Municipal Drive.
n April 8 at the Washington Township municipal
building, 13013 Welty Road.
n June 23, 2012, at the Metal Township municipal
building at 12034 Creek Road.
The drop-off collections are at no cost to the
county.
"Come next year, you won't be able to put
televisions and computers in landfills," Wolf said.
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