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Computer Donations

 

Are you upgrading your computer system and don’t know what to do with the old one?  We are accepting FULLY FUNCTIONING, complete computer systems (hard drive, monitor, keyboard and mouse) to donate to a local school in need. It’s a great way to recycle!

Please bring your complete system to City Hall at 8401 Laguna Palms Way, Elk Grove. Questions: Call Kim Perry at 478-2289 or email kperry@elkgrovecity.org.

Please remove all personal files and data from your hard drive. The City is not responsible for any data that may remain on your computer system.

 
Plastic Bag Recycling

 

A new law, AB 2449, requires drugstores and grocery stores of at least 10,000 square feet to offer at-store recycling programs for plastic bags.

Although this law took effect July 1, 2007, many Elk Grove stores already collected and recycled plastic bags from their customers. As an alternative to plastic bags, some stores now have reusable bags available for purchase, generally made of light-weight, washable material for convenience. These reusable bags usually come with money-saving incentives, as many stores offer a discount each time a customer uses a reusable bag in lieu of a paper or plastic carryout bag.

Plastic Bag RecyclingProblems Caused By Plastic Bags

  • Plastic bags have long been a source of litter and debris, often getting caught on fences and in trees.
  • Sewers and waterways get clogged with loose plastic bags.
  • Plastics bags can take hundreds of years to break down naturally, releasing harmful materials into the soil and water.
  • Animals, especially marine wildlife, get hurt or die from ingesting or being entangled in plastic bags.

With the passing of AB 2449, Elk Grove residents can rid their closets of stored-away plastic bags and reduce the amount of trash in landfills.

So on your next trip to the grocery store, don’t forget your shopping list and plastic bags to recycle!

California Refund Value (CRV) Increases

 

Beverage Container Size 2004-2006
CRV Rate		 2007
CRV Rate
Less than 24 Ounces 4¢ 5¢
24 Ounces and Larger 8¢ 10¢

California Refund Value (CRV) has increased for 2007! When taking empty CRV bottles and cans to recycling centers consumers now receive 5¢ for containers less than 24 ounces and 10¢ for containers 24 ounces and larger, an increase from the previous rate of 4¢ and 8¢.

CRV is the amount paid by consumers at the checkout stand and paid back to consumers when they recycle eligible aluminum, plastic, glass, and bi-metal beverage containers at a certified recycling center.

In 2004, Californians averaged 12 billion recycled CRV containers per year. And just last year, that number rose to an all time record of 13.2 billion.* Help continue this upward trend by recycling and redeeming your empty beverage containers at one of Elk Grove’s CRV Centers.

Please click here for hours and locations of local CRV Centers.

Information provided by the California Department of Conservation website.

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New Regulation

 

February 3, 2006

The California Department of Toxics Substances Control (DTSC) on January 10th, 2006, decided to classify an array of consumer electronic products as hazardous and prohibiting their disposal in household trash effective February 8, 2006.

Devices covered by the DTSC decision include:

  • Waste Batteries
  • Waste Mercury Thermostats
  • Waste Fluorescent Tubes or Lamps
  • Waste Electronic devices:
         -computers/printers
         -VCRs
         -Answering machines
         -cell phones
         -microwaves
         -telephones
         -radios

They estimate: 500,000 tons of toxic electronics are disposed in California annually.

Infrastructure for collecting and recycling electronic wastes was established by recent legislation SB 20 that provided the basic infrastructure and some funding for some e-waste recycling. SB 20 established a recovery and recycling program on computer monitors, televisions, and lap top computers, only. That program places a $6-$10 Advance Recycling Fee on the sale of those devices, with funds used to provide incentives for recyclers to establish free and convenient recycling opportunities. All of these new restrictions are not currently covered by the legislation and no funding is currently available to fund programs to collection and recycle this new list of restricted materials.

 

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