Electronic Media Recycling Now Available At Hennepin County Drop-off Facilities

POSTED 2/18/11

mediaHennepin County has added media recycling to the household electronics recycling program at the county’s drop-off facilities. Materials accepted include computer disks, DVDs, CDs, Blu-ray discs, video cassettes, audio cassettes, game cartridges, Secure Digital (SD) memory cards, flash drives, plastic cases and jewel cases, ink jet and laser toner cartridges and vinyl records.

Hennepin County is the first local option to accept such a wide variety of electronic media for recycling. It is unknown how much media is currently disposed of in the trash, but staff anticipates the new recycling service will be very popular among residents. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that every month approximately 100,000 pounds of CDs become obsolete in the United States and more than 5.5 million boxes of software are discarded each year.

Hennepin County drop-off facilities are located at 1400 W. 96th St. in Bloomington, and 8100 Jefferson Highway in Brooklyn Park. The facilities are open Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10 am to 6 pm; Wednesday from 10 am to 8 pm; and Saturday from 8 am to 5 pm.

The county still encourages residents to find a reuse option for media items that are in good condition. Residents can trade, sell or donate video games, music and movies.

For more information on this program, call Hennepin County Environmental Services at 612-348-3777, or visit www.hennepin.us and search A to Z Disposal Guide.

 

 

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