ELECTRONIC RECYCLING

This 2014 file photo shows piles of wires, motherboards and other electronic parts in boxes at a recycling center. Staten Islanders can bring their unwanted electronics to an e-waste recycling event Saturday at the College of Staten Island, Willowbrook. (AP Photo/The Herald, Genna Martin)

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Get rid of those unwanted electronics Saturday at an e-waste recycling event.

The event, sponsored by the Lower East Side Ecology Center, will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the College of Staten Island, 2800 Victory Blvd., Willowbrook.

The following working and non-working equipment will be accepted:

* Computers (laptops & desktops, servers, mainframes)

* Monitors

* Printers, scanners, fax-machines, copiers

* Network devices (routers, hubs, modems, etc.)

* Peripherals (keyboards, mice, cables, cords, chargers, etc.)

* Tablets and E-readers

* Components (hard drives, CD-ROMs, circuit boards, power supplies, etc.)

* TVs, VCRs, DVRs, & DVD Players

* Digital Converter Boxes, Cable/Satellite Receivers

* Portable music players

* Audio-visual equipment

* Video-games

* Cell phones, pagers, PDAs

* Telecommunication (phones, answering machines, etc.)



Since Jan. 1, e-waste recycling is required by law in New York State. It is illegal for residents to toss in the trash or leave at curbside everything from computers and televisions to old fax machines and VCRs.

The Lower East Side Ecology Center was founded in 1987 as one of the first organizations to offer community-based recycling and composting programs throughout New York City.