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The Wayne County Department of Environment, in cooperation with Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit, will be offering a free e-waste collection on Saturday, May 10, 2008 from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Canton Township Division of Public Works building, located at 4847 Sheldon Road. This free event is open to all Wayne County residents and is an excellent opportunity to properly dispose of outdated electronic equipment.
Items being accepted at the e-waste collection include; computers, monitors, printers, key boards, mouse, cell phones, copiers and fax machines. Items not being accepted include televisions, VCR/Cable boxes, boxes, manuals and software. Wherever possible, the collected equipment will be refurbished and reused, while the rest of the equipment will be properly recycled.
Before donating or recycling your equipment, remember to remove all sensitive and personal information from its memory. Reformatting the hard drive or deleting files from your computer may not be enough. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has two fact sheets that provide information about donating and a list of free software you can use to delete information from your computer. To view this information visit the Environmental Protection Agency website (www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/conserve/plugin/pcthing) and click on "Do the PC Thing …" under "How to Donate."
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