A quick reminder of this community wide event this Saturday, Feb 6th.  Now is a good time to check around the office for that old computer box, or monitor. 

The East Alabama Recycling Partnership will host an electronics recycling event on Saturday, February 6 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The event will take place at Mid-Way Plaza, 3700 Pepperell Parkway in Opelika.

The East Alabama Recycling Partnership (EARP) is composed of Auburn University, City of Auburn, City of Opelika and Lee County. The partnership was formed in effort to combine expertise and capabilities to make recycling more efficient in our area. In 2009, the Partnership was awarded a grant from Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) totaling $120,139.00.

The Electronics Recycling Event will allow all citizens of Lee County the opportunity to recycle their outdated or unused electronics. Items that will be accepted include televisions, computers, small kitchen appliances, video games, DVDs and telephones. Their will be a $10 charge for the disposal of televisions. The East Alabama Recycling Partnership is working with Creative Recycling to recycle the collected items. All items will be separated and shredded while properly disposing of stored information. Keep Opelika Beautiful hosted two similar events in 2009.   For more information on the Electronics Recycling Event, please contact Tipi Miller at (334) 749-4970.