Thursday, October 22. Starting at 10:00am we will have the EWaste pod open and the County will have the Shredder truck on hand. It's all happening at 66 June Road. The Shredder will be there until Noon. The pod will be open until 2pm. Prescription drugs may also be brought to the special bin in the lobby at 66 June Road. Be sure to wear your mask. If you are looking for ORANGE BAGS for roadside litter clean-up just let us know. We have plenty plus gloves and a few pickers. See info below about how to dispose of medications. See the list below for what E-Waste is acceptable and what is not. See flyer below for Paper Shredding. TOWN RECYCLABLE AND NON-RECYCLABLE ITEMS. See below for E-Waste list and Shredder instructions Any prescription or over-the-counter pills, liquids, ointments, and lotions as well as pet medications can be disposed with household garbage according to the proper protocol laid out by the New York State Department of Conservation:
Alternatively, drugs may be brought to a participating police department. For North Salem, the drug disposal unit is in the lobby at 66 June Road. Improper disposal ELECTRONIC RECYCLING ACCEPTABLE AND NOT ACCEPTABLE ITEMS, FROM www.ewaste.com: ACCEPTABLE MATERIALS Batteries - Rechargeable Business Machines Cables & IT accessories Cameras Computer peripherals (mice, keyboards, webcams, speakers, microphones) Computers Copiers Electronics Scrap Fax Machines Fluorescent Lamps Gaming devices GPS units Lab & medical electronics Laptops Mainframe/ Midrange Mobile devices (cell Phones, Tablets, PDAs, MP3 players) Monitors Networking Gear Phone systems Power supplies Printers & plotters (ink, toner, & cartridges) Routers & switches Scanners Scientific Equipment Security equipment Servers & server racks Stereo equipment Storage devices (external hard drives, solid state drives, SD cards, memory cards, card readers) Telecommunications Equipment Televisions Terminals Typewriters UPS Video & audio equipment Wiring & Cabling UNACCEPTABLE MATERIALS Carbon monoxide detectors Dehumidifiers Devices containing liquid mercury (thermostats, switches, medical devices, thermometers) Freon containing devices/materials (refrigerators, air conditioners, dehumidifiers) Gas powered equipment Household hazardous waste Large appliances (stoves, washers, dryers, dishwashers) Liquids PCB ballasts Propane tanks Radioactive materials Small appliances (toasters, vacuum cleaners, coffee makers, irons, hair dryers) Smoke detectors Wet cell batteries/Alkaline If you are a member, you will receive email reminders. Please consider becoming a member. It's only $20 per year! New "Entering North Salem" signs have been installed. We'll never understand what motivates them, but vandals damaged and totally destroyed four of our gateway signs last year. All totaled, six of eight signs were down! We have not been defeated, however. We ordered new and slightly improved signs this spring and they are up! |