Orange County Insight July 2024

Shocking Turnout at Electronics Recycling Event!

By: Orange County Communications Department

On Sunday, June 30, the Orange County Landfill and the Orange County Litter Control Committee hosted an afternoon Electronics Recycling Event. This occasion marked the return of the event, which had not been held since April 2022. While the prior event set records for participation and e - waste collected, this year ’ s event enjoyed an electrifying response and shattered those previous, already impressive benchmarks. The event officially began at 1:00 p.m. By 3:00 p.m., staff had already served more than 130 vehicles! The response so greatly exceeded that of previous events

that organizers were concerned an early closure might be necessary if no room remained in the trailer to accept electronics. Fortunately, some reorganizing of collected materials and a decrease in the number of vehicles per hour during the later half of the event allowed it to continue as scheduled. Fueled by the acceptance of televisions (which had never before been accepted at this event), all 16 gaylord bins (a carboard bin measuring one cubic yard set atop a pallet) were completely filled, and additional large items were placed in the trailer separately. While televisions were the most common item accepted, computers, monitors, radios, and other electronics were dropped off in great numbers as well. At the event ’ s conclusion, an astonishing 163 vehicles had participated. Collected electronics were recycled by Securis, a Virginia - based provider of information technology recycling services. The final report provided by Securis indicated that 13,845 pounds, or nearly seven tons, of material was collected! We are proud to have kept these items out of our landfill while providing an important service to our residents.

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