It's that time again!
**PLEASE NOTE THE NEW EVENT HOURS**
Location: Lake Michigan College Benton Harbor Campus - Parking Lot by the Mendel Center (Enter at Yore Ave)
For Berrien County residents only. Waste from businesses is NOT accepted.
Events are coordinated by the Berrien County Parks Department.
Contact: Facebook message, call (269) 983-7111 Ext. 8232 or 8133 or email
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Donations are accepted to help pay for collection event costs.
Event is free but fees may apply to some electronics.
ACCEPTED ITEMS AT THIS EVENT (IN ORDER):
- Foam/Polystyrene
- Used Bicycles
- Electronics: some fees apply, payment due at the event
- Household Chemicals
- Personal Documents for On-Site & Off-Site Shredding
(FOR THE APRIL 14 EVENT ONLY: On-site shredding limited to one truck capacity, remaining documents to be shredded off-site.)
1ST STOP - GREETING:
You will receive directions about how to navigate the event. Donations are accepted at this stop. Funds go to the Berrien County Parks Department to offset collection event costs.
2ND STOP - FOAM/POLYSTYRENE:
Ice chests, foam cups, clean foam “to-go” food containers, egg cartons, foam block packaging, pink & blue Styrofoam. Must be clean and dry.
NOT ACCEPTED: packing peanuts, soft foam
3RD STOP - USED BICYCLES:
Will accept bicycles in any condition.
Collected by Cycle-Re-Cycle who generously donated their services for this event.
Located at 159 East Napier Ave., Benton Harbor; (269) 252-5040.
4TH STOP - ELECTRONICS:
(fees apply on some items)
Unwanted household electronic equipment that has a cord or is battery operated such as computer monitors ($10/monitor fee), printers, computers & accessories, phones, tablets, televisions ($20/TV fee), power tools, routers, DVD/VCR players, small & large appliances, Freon containing items ($10/item fee), holiday light strings, cameras, printer/ink cartridges,
stereo equipment, vacuum cleaners, etc.
Recycled by Green Earth Electronics Recycling, 4200 Niles Rd., St. Joseph, (269) 326-1232, website: greenearth1.com.
Freon Items ($10/item fee) include refrigerators, mini-fridge, freezers, AC units, dehumidifiers, water coolers.
5TH STOP - HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS
Home/garden/garage chemicals, used motor oil & filters, yard & garden chemicals, antifreeze, gasoline, stain, oil-based paint, varnish, household & automobile batteries, cleaners, paint thinner, unwanted pills and other medications, medical needles/sharps, mercury items, compact fluorescent light bulbs & tubes, photo chemicals, pool chemicals, small 1-lb propane cylinders, sterno canisters, adhesives, driveway sealer & more.
NOT ACCEPTED: gas grill size propane tanks, ammo, fireworks, and latex paint. See recycling & disposal options on the website.
6TH (LAST) STOP - PAPER DOCUMENTS FOR ON-SITE SHREDDING
On-Site Shredding Paper documents only, including office paper, brochures, blueprints, mail, folders, checkbooks, etc. No need to remove staples or paper clips. Documents will be removed from your vehicle and dumped into a collection bin. When bin is full, contents will be put into the shred truck and shred on-site.
NOT ACCEPTED: CDs, disks, x-rays, driver’s license, binder clips, 3-ring binders, cardboard, books, plastic, metal, other non-paper items.
FOR THE APRIL 14 EVENT ONLY: On-site shredding limited to one truck capacity, remaining documents to be shredded off-site.
Document shredding funded by United Federal Credit Union!
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