Electronics recycling program coming to Three Rivers

Waste Management is introducing a weekly electronics recycling program at its Three Rivers-area location.

Eric Shafer, manager of the facility, said the collection will take place 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturdays at 60050 Roberts Road. The service is made possible through St. Joseph-based Green Earth Electronics Recycling and a partnership between Waste Management and St. Joseph County.

Accepted electronic items include computers and laptops, LCD monitors, CRT monitors, keyboards, mice and speakers, printers, wires and cords, audio/visual equipment, and LCD, plasma and tube televisions.

In addition, the collection will accept stereo equipment, game consoles, wires and cords, car batteries, kitchen appliances and electronics, lamps and Christmas lights.

It will not accept Freon units, light bulbs and PCB lighting, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, alkaline batteries, household hazardous waste and electronics that have been exposed to radiation.

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