Every Spring since 2002 home electronics and propane cylinders have been recycled for Earth Week at Cayuga County's Home Electronics and Propane Cylinder Recycling Events.
| Collection Event 2007 | Collection Event 2006 | Collection Event 2005 |
| Held on May 19, 2007 | Held on April 26, 2006 | Held on May 7, 2005 |
| 18,944 pounds of electronics were collected. This included 108 televisions and 133 computer monitors. |
17,908 pounds of electronics were collected. This included 101 televisions and 115 computer monitors. |
24,990 pounds of electronics were collected. This included 111 televisions and 162 computer monitors. |
| 152 propane tanks collected. | 218 propane tanks collected. | 474 propane tanks collected. |
Electronics Event 2004
Propane tanks in contractor‘s truck at the 2002 event.
Thank You Cayuga County Residents!
Thank You Cayuga County Residents!
Our Spring 2007 Home Electronics and Propane Tank Collection was hosted by Soil & Water on County House Road in Sennett. 214 households participated.
Since the 2002 event, the County has recycled over 158,000 pounds of electronics. Recycling this equipment captures lead and other potentially toxic components for reuse. Monitor glass and TV picture tubes contain lead and by collecting them, a significant amount of lead will not be contaminating our environment. By collecting an estimated 108 televisions and 133 computer monitors, we recycled over 1,400 pounds of lead at our 2007 event.
The 2007 event also collected 152 propane tanks. This is down from prior events, so maybe most of the old tanks that became obsolete in 2002 have been recycled. Way to go Cayuga County! Let's keep up the good work.
Thank you to our sponsors, volunteers and those who funded the event!!
Sponsored By:
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Cayuga County
Cayuga County Solid Waste Management Program Office
Cayuga County Soil and Water Conservation District
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Cayuga County
Cayuga County Solid Waste Management Program Office
Cayuga County Soil and Water Conservation District
Funding Provided By:
Cayuga County Legislature
NUCOR Steel Auburn
NYS DEC
Cayuga County Legislature
NUCOR Steel Auburn
NYS DEC
We would also like to thank the contractors, Environmental Products and Services of Vermont (Syracuse Office), Finger Lakes Recycling in Weedsport, and Regional Computer Recycling and Recovery (AKA Rochester Computer), for a job well done.
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Updated November 14, 2007
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