Electronic Waste Collection

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Electronic Waste Collection

• September 16th
• 900 AM 100 PM
• Fleetwood Middle School

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Sponsored by the Fleetwood Recreation Board

• All electronics recycled for a small fee!
• Up to 8 residential tires accepted for FREE!

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Categories of Generators

• Households
• CESQG (Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity
  Generators)
• Generate less than 100 kg of hazardous waste per
  month
• SQG (Small Quantity Generators)
• Generate more than 100 kg but less than 1000 kg
  of hazardous waste per month
• LQG (Large Quantity Generators)
• Generate more than 1000 kg of hazardous waste

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Local governments may sponsor collection
events which allow households and CESQG to drop
off their electronic waste for recycling .
Pennsylvania law prohibits SQG and LQG from
participating in these events. Please contact a
licensed recycler to arrange for proper disposal.
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Options for properly disposing of your electronic
waste

• Donate the items to your local schools or
  non-profit agencies. (Make sure all of your data
  has been properly removed prior to donating your
  items)
• Repair or upgrade existing system.
• Recycle the item through a collection system.

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What type of products are typically accepted?
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An estimated 500 million computers will become
obsolete between 1992 2007, resulting in over 6
billion pounds of plastic and 1.5 billion pounds
of lead.
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Problem with Electronic waste

• A typical PC contains the following components
• 25 Glass
• 23 Plastic
• 21 Iron
• 14 Aluminum
• 7 Copper
• 6 Lead
• 2 Zinc
• 2 Other metals

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70 of heavy metals in landfills come from
electronic waste.
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Consumer electronics make up about 40 of the
lead in landfills.
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LEAD

• Lead accumulates in your blood, bones, muscles
  and fat.
• Exposure may cause damage to kidneys, liver,
  brain, nerves and may lead to osteoporosis.
• Excessive exposure may cause
• Seizures, metal retardations, behavioral
  disorders, memory problems, mood changes, high
  blood pressure and increases heart disease.

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Fluorescent lights contain mercury and mercury
containing devices.

• 46 Fluorescent Lamps were recovered during this
  four (4) hour event in Fleetwood.

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MERCURY

• Mercury is toxic through inhalation, ingestion,
  skin absorption
• Immediate Exposure effects
• Pneumonitis, Chest Pains, Shortness of Breath and
  Coughing.
• Long Term effects
• Nervous system impact, reproductive and
  developmental impact

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All of the electronic waste is separated by
category and shrink wrapped at the collection
site to be shipped to their Allentown facility
for recycling.
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The community takes advantage of the collection
day!
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The following items were collected for recycling
on September 16, 2006 in Fleetwood Borough

• 36 CPU (computer tower) 49
  - Monitors
• 18 Keyboards 1 - Laptop
• 25 Printers 4 - Copiers
• 5 Fax Machines 6 - Cell Phones
• 5 - Console Televisions 36 -
  Televisions
• 12 - Batteries 13 - Microwaves
• 5 Modems 2 - Pagers
• 4 Radio/Stereos 2 - Telephones
• 32 Other items

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AERC Flow of materials
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• Please visit our web site for a comprehensive
  list of companies currently accepting electronic
  waste for recycling.
• www.co.berks.pa.us/swa
• [phone]