Citgo’s Electronic Recycling Day This Saturday

Do you have old electronic devices laying around the house just collecting dust?

Citgo is once again holding their E-Recycling Event this Saturday, and you can bring those items to be recycled and re-purposed into new items.

Time: 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Location: McNeese Cowboy Stadium parking lot

According to a KPLC article, items being accepted for recycling are as follows:

• Computers, computer monitors, computer peripherals
• Printers, fax machines, keyboards
• Photocopiers
• TVs, VCRs, Stereos
• Home and Office Phones, Mobile Phones
• Consumer Electronics

Items that are not being accepted:

• Smoke detectors, fire alarms
• Dehumidifiers
• Large Appliances (i.e. refrigerators)
• Medical equipment
• Units with sludge or liquids

Mercury Items that will be accepted for recycling:

• Thermostats
• Thermometers containing metallic or liquid mercury
• Lamps (fluorescent, high-intensity discharge, neon, mercury vapor, high-pressure sodium and metal halide).

Below is KPLC's news story on the event:
KPLC 7 News, Lake Charles, Louisiana