If you need a little extra incentive to get after some of your spring cleaning chores this weekend, the Berrien County Parks Department will help you get rid of a lot of unwanted things next weekend when they host a major recycling collection event on Saturday, May 15th.
Berrien County Parks & Recreation Director Jill Adams tells us that residents of Berrien County can drop off household chemicals, batteries, home medical waste, electronics, hard foam or Styrofoam, and get their paper documents shredded next Saturday, May 15th, from 8 am until Noon at the Southeast Berrien County Landfill Recycling Center located at 3200 Chamberlain Road in Buchanan.
This Community Recycling Event is for Berrien County residents only, and no business waste will be allowed. The event is conducted drive through-style, which means everyone must remain in their vehicles, while staff members unload items from their vehicles.
Accepted household chemicals and hazards include home, garden, garage, and workshop liquids, oils, fuels, solvents, cleaners, and chemicals, as well as batteries, fluorescent light bulbs, and mercury items. Also accepted is home medical waste such as pills, liquids, aerosols, and sharps. Latex paint is not accepted and can be dried out and thrown away with regular trash.
Green Earth Electronics Recycling of St. Joseph will be on-site to collect electronic waste including computers, televisions, printers, large and small appliances, microwaves, and anything else with a cord or that is battery operated. There is a fee of $10 per computer monitor, $20 per television, and $10 per Freon item (i.e. air conditioners, refrigerators, dehumidifiers, etc.). Other accepted electronics are free to drop off. You can call Green Earth Electronics Recycling for additional information at 269-326-1232.
Hard foam and Styrofoam will be collected for recycling, including foam ice chests, clean “to-go” food containers, egg cartons, foam block packaging, and pink and blue Styrofoam. Foam must be clean and dry. Not accepted is soft foam such as packing peanuts, foam bedding or squishy foam.
County residents can also bring personal, paper documents for on-site shredding. Participants must remove 3-ring binders, large binder clips, plastics and metals before bringing documents (staples are ok). The Southeast Berrien County Landfill Authority is sponsoring the on-site shredding truck, providing the service free to residents.
For more information, and a detailed list of accepted items, you can go to the Berrien County website at the link below:
http://www.berriencounty.org/564/Berrien-County-Community-Recycling-Event
You can also call the Berrien County Parks Department at 269-983-7111 x8234 or x8232.
