Free E-Waste Drop-Off and Community Shred Event in Foster City

For Immediate Release: April 23, 2018
Contact: ‘Andra Lorenz, Sr. Management Analyst, alorenz@fostercity.org, 650-286-3215

RethinkWaste.org is teaming up with the City of Foster City to hold a Free Drop-Off Electronic Collection and Community Shred Event for Foster City residents on Saturday, May 19, 2018 from 9:00 am to Noon at the City Hall Parking Lot: 610 Foster City Boulevard, Foster City.

Community Shred:  To raise awareness and to promote prevention of consumer fraud and identity theft, Community Shred events give Foster City residents the opportunity to have confidential documents that they no longer need safely destroyed on site, free of charge.  Note: There is a limit of 3 boxes per household.

E-waste Drop-Off:  It is illegal to dispose of electronics in the trash.  Do the right thing–recycle your electronics and computer equipment for FREE.  See item list below.

Acceptable Items

Camcorders, Cell Phones, Chips and Components, Computers, Computer Monitors, Connectors/Cables, DVD Players, Fax Machines, Keyboards, Lab Equipment, Fluorescent Tubes/Lamps (limit 5 tubes per residence), Laptops, Main Frames, Computer Mice, Optical Drives, PC Boards, PDA's, Printed Circuit Boards, Printers, Radios, Scanners, Servers, Stereos, Storage Discs, Tape and Zip Drives, Televisions, UPS Power Supply Units and VCRs

Unacceptable Items

Household Appliances (for example, fans, floor heaters, smoke detectors, vacuum cleaners, etc.), Kitchen Appliances / Large Appliances (for example, cooktops, dishwashers, microwave ovens, ovens, stoves, refrigerators, freezers, etc.), Household Hazardous Waste (for example, motor oil, oil filters, antifreeze, automotive batteries, latex paint, fluorescent lamps (including compact fluorescents), household batteries, etc.)

For more information, contact RethinkWaste at 650-802-3500 or info@rethinkwaste.org.

About RethinkWaste: RethinkWaste is the South Bayside Waste Management Authority, a regional agency formed in 1982 to help local communities manage and reduce waste. To learn more about SBWMA/RethinkWaste, visit www.RethinkWaste.org.

For further information on other recycling options, visit www.smcsustainability.org/waste-reduction.

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