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Electronics Recycling is Year Round
New Drop off location: 50 Main Street, Madison
Large TV's over 36" can be brought directly to John Street, Madison -
Water and Light Dept
In the employee parking lot, look for the red side-loading dumpster.
There is no charge to leave TV's in the dumpster.
Convenient year-round electronic recycling is
now a reality for Madison residents and businesses, thanks to a
cooperative effort between the Madison Environmental Commission
and local merchant PC Problems, who has agreed to act as the
“drop-off site” for recyclable electronic items in the
community.
Local residents and businesses can drop off their electronic
recycling hours at the PC Problems store at 50 Main Street,
Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Recyclable electronic items that can be dropped off include
VCR’s, speakers, stereo equipment, computers and
computer-related equipment, fax machines, scanners, printers,
TV’s, copy machines, cellular phones and other wireless devices.
“The Commission talked about various ways to offer electronic
recycling to the community. Partnering with PC Problems offers
the easiest and most convenient option to the residents, which
in turn will hopefully translate into more recycling and less
items in the waste stream,” said Environmental Commission Chair
Jim Greene.
Carmen DeRosa of PC Problems welcomed the opportunity to help
implement the program by allowing community members to drop off
their recyclable electronic items at his conveniently-located
store. DeRosa, who works with computers every day, understands
the importance of electronic recycling, “Unfortunately,
computers and other technology eventually wear out. Offering
responsible recycling of this equipment is really important to
me.”
Although electronic recycling was not previously year-round in
Madison, local community groups actively supported the movement.
The Boy Scouts, who last year organized two single-day
electronic recycling drives, approached Greene with the
possibility of arranging a permanent electronic recycling
program.
“It was very important for us to know where the electronics were
going,” said Madison Environmental Commissioner, Tom
Haralampoudis. “We wanted to make sure the items were recycled
in the most environmentally sensitive way possible, and not just
shipped off and dumped somewhere else.”
With that in mind, the Borough of Madison contracted with
eRevival LLC of Montvale, NJ, the same company that partnered
with the Boy Scouts’ drives last year, to provide the recycling
container. According to the eRevival website, unlike other
electronics and recycling companies, who deal only with computer
recycling, eRevival uniquely offers a “full spectrum of disposal
of all kinds of electronic items.”
The special container for recyclable items, located at the
Department of Public Works facility on John Ave., is accessible
to PC Problems due to a formal agreement signed between PC
Problems and the Borough Council.
Although the recycling service is free of charge, those that use
the recycling service are encouraged to make a donation to the
Madison Environmental Commission.
More information including a complete list of recyclable items
can be found at www.ILoveMadisonNJ.org. This list is also
available at PC Problems and on Rosenet.org.
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