Loudoun County hosting electronics recycling event

Anna Chen
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LEESBURG, Va. (DC News Now) — Loudoun County will be hosting an electronics recycling event this Saturday.

From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May 18, people can bring their electronics to the Leesburg Park and Ride at 41951 Gourley Transit Dr.

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These are the types of electronics that will be accepted:

  • Televisions

  • Desktop computers

  • Computer monitors

  • Laptops

  • Servers

  • Mainframes

  • Circuit boards

  • Hard drives

  • Modems

  • Printers

  • Fax machines

  • Scanners

  • Copiers

  • Cetwork cables

  • Cower cables

  • Extension cords

  • Electrical wire

  • Holiday lights

  • Uninterruptible power supply (UPS)

  • Surge protectors

  • Answering machines

  • Microwave ovens

  • Calculators

  • Smart phones

  • Desk phones

  • Pagers

  • Stereo, video receivers and DVR/CD/DVD/VHS players

  • Video game consoles

  • Cables

  • Stereo speakers

  • Radios

  • Small household appliances such as vacuum cleaners, toaster ovens, coffee makers, blenders, hair dryers, curling irons and clothes irons

These items will not be accepted:

  • Refrigerators and freezers

  • Dehumidifiers

  • Air conditioners

  • Stoves

  • Washers and dryers

  • Fluorescent light bulbs

  • Smoke alarms

  • Mercury thermostats

  • Household batteries and vehicle batteries

  • Ballasts

  • Light bulbs

  • Smoke detectors

  • Microwave glass plates

  • Aerosols

  • Any equipment that contains mercury, chemicals, asbestos, radioactive components or liquid fuel

A limit of five items will be accepted. A 12” x 12” x 12” box filled with small items such as cables, phones and cameras will be considered one item.

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Fees will be charged for the following items:

  • $20 per television

  • $60 per console television or projection TV

  • $20 per computer monitor

  • $7.50 per computer hard drive for on-site shredding upon request

  • $20 per computer hard drive for on-site shredding upon request

  • $12 per hard drive for off-site shredding upon request for iPhones and tablets.

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