BCUA Tire Recycling and Computer / Electronics Event: 10/22 9AM-2PM

The Bergen County Utilities Authority will be conducting a tire recycling and computer / electronics event on Saturday, October 22nd from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Bergen County Law and Public Safety Institute located at 281 Campgaw Road in Mahwah. Click on http://tinyurl.com/3g37x for a Mapquest map of the location.

Since 1995, the BCUA sponsored Tire Recycling Program has recycled over 229,462 tires. A few of the many uses for scrap tires are: safety flooring, commercial fishing equipment, dock and boat bumpers, truck bed mats, mud flaps, garbage and recycling containers, shoe soles, and even river bank stabilizers.

Bergen County residents may bring up to four tires per delivery. There is no charge for this service as all costs are grant funded. No commercial generators are permitted at Amnesty Collection Events.

Most consumers are unaware that computer and electronic equipment contains toxic materials and heavy metals. These materials, if thrown in the trash, will end up in a landfill or incinerated, potentially creating an unsafe environment. To reduce the environmental impact caused by improper disposal, and at the same time increase recycling in Bergen County, at Saturday's event, the BCUA will accept all types of computer and electronic equipment such as monitors, Computer Processing Units (CPU's), laptop computers, printers, keyboards, fax machines, hard drives, modems, speakers, power sources and wiring for recycling and reuse.

For additional information about the program, call the BCUA at 201-807-5825 or see http://www.BCUA.org/Calendar.asp?EventTypeID=1 for more details on this and other recycling programs offered by the Bergen County Utilities Authority.

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