Home Electronics, Small Freon Appliances, Fluorescent Bulbs and Propane Cylinder Recycling Event: Natural Resource Center MAY 15, 2010 This spring all residents of Cayuga County and the City of Auburn are invited to participate in the 2010 Home Electronics and Propane Collection Event. The event presents an excellent opportunity to discard materials in a safe manner. Proper disposal protects human health, our community and the environment. The materials collected at this event will be recycled to the fullest extent possible by our contractors. Date, Time, Place: Saturday, May 15, 2010. Running from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Located at the Natural Resource Center, 7413 County House Road, Auburn, next to the jail and nursing home. Fees: $5 fee per TV (limit of 2 TV's per household). $5 fee per small Freon appliance. All other household electronics are free. Propane tanks accepted for free. Acceptable Household Electronics Include: Computer Equipment Computer Monitors Fluorescent Light Bulbs and CFL bulbs Typewriters Video Game Systems Universal Power Supplies Cell Phones Toner/Ink Cartridges Small Freon Appliances $5 each TV's (Limit 2 per household) $5 each Also accepted will be: 1 pound to 20 pound propane tanks Hand held cylinders that contained such gases as oxygen, MAPP and helium NO CHEMICALS ALLOWED This is not our chemical collection event, which is in the fall. Details will be available in the summer. Additional Information No businesses Floor model copiers are not considered home electronics, but may be accepted at the sponsor´s and contractor´s discretion for $10 each (limit 1). We reserve the right to reject items If you have questions about whether or not a specific item will be accepted, or if you are a business and want references for electronics collection and recycling services, please call Cayuga County Cooperative Extension at 315-255-1183, or email solidwaste@cornell.edu. Sponsors and Funding: This event is sponsored by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Cayuga County, Cayuga County Solid Waste Management Program Office, Cayuga County Department of Planning and Economic Development and hosted by the Cayuga County Soil and Water Conservation District. Funding for the event is provided by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Cayuga County and Nucor Steel-Auburn. Additional Information and Hints Time: To avoid waiting in line, do not come early. Arriving early, or arriving close to 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 or noon means you will wait in line longer. Large freon appliances: We do not take them here to avoid back injuries. Our freon removal and recycling contractor, Finger Lakes Recycling (FLR) Facility, is located at 2810 Trombley Road in Weedsport. You can bring large freon appliances to them directly and still pay only $5 from May 1 to May 31. Back to the Index Back to Current Events Updated May 7, 2010 Return to the Cayuga County Website Return to the Cayuga County Department of Planning and Economic Development Website