The next Berrien County Community Recycling Event is Wednesday, June 8th, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Chikaming Township Hall, 13535 Red Arrow Hwy., Harbert. This event is for Berrien County residents only. Participants are asked to stay in their vehicle, and staff will unload items for them.
Accepted items include electronics, which will be unloaded from vehicles first, and household hazardous waste, which will be unloaded last.
Electronics will be collected by Green Earth Electronics Recycling of St. Joseph. Accepted electronics include household items that have a cord or run on batteries, such as computer monitors ($10/monitor fee), printers, computers & accessories, phones, tablets, televisions ($20/TV fee), power tools, routers, DVD/VCR players, small & large appliances, Freon containing items ($10/item fee), holiday light strings, cameras, printer/ink cartridges, stereo equipment, vacuum cleaners, microwaves, etc. Freon containing items include air conditioners, refrigerators, dehumidifiers, etc. Green Earth Electronics Recycling also accepts electronics at their facility, 4200 Niles Rd., St. Joseph, Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., excluding holidays. Call 269-326-1232 for electronics recycling information.
Accepted household chemicals and hazards include home, garden, yard, garage, bathroom, and workshop liquids, oils, fuels, solvents, cleaners, chemicals, and cosmetics. Oil-based paint is accepted, but latex paint is not accepted. Residents can drop off batteries of all sizes, fluorescent light bulbs, and mercury items. Also accepted is home medical waste such as pills, liquids, aerosols, and sharps. Pills should be dumped out of pill bottles into zip-lockable bags. Sharps must come in a puncture proof container.
The Berrien County Community Recycling Events have served 1,260 residents already this year. Check out https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.berriencounty.org&c=E,1,D9IP8Lr7BK3Uo_UAB_bo_4btBnd7-V_SBqGu0YGtOn-jVHqcx4WNWRLuGaDjTvfvPiIj3dNRXVSenhAS2nvD5pLe75_yu1TmU8d19xuqKFo,&typo=1, click Recycling Services, or call the Berrien County Parks Department, 269-983-7111 x8232 or email recycle@berriencounty.org, for more information.
