KADB to host annual electronics, medication collection and disposal event
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ALBANY — Keep Albany-Dougherty Beautiful will host its 17th annual collection and disposal of unwanted recyclable materials Saturday from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. in the parking lot behind the Albany Civic Center, KADB Executive Director Jwana Washington announced.
The event will be held rain or shine.
KADB will have vendors on hand who will accept unwanted electronics, will properly destroy unwanted or outdated medications, will shred personal documents, and will refill or get rid of empty printer ink cartridges.
Ten-dollar hazardous materials fees will be collected for all television sets brought to the event, while persons delivering CRT monitors will be required to pay a $5 fee. Shredding of documents and collection of medication is free.
Washington said the event has brought in 686 tons of recyclable electronics over the years and kept tons of material out of landfills.
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