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KENT STATE UNIVERSITY HOSTS FREE ELECTRONICS RECYCLING; HR Faculty Staff News; March 3, 2021

The 2021 E-Cycle Drive at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University is open to students, faculty, staff and the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ community. Electronics recycling will be open on March 3, 10, 17, and 24, from 7:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. in the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University R-17 parking lot behind Starbucks, between S. Willow and S. Lincoln streets.

The campus and Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ communities can recycle used electronics through Infinite Electronics Recycling, LLC, an R2 certified recycler, which handles materials in an environmentally and socially responsible way. Materials permitted at E-Cycle Drive include: flat screen televisions, personal computers, laptop computers, servers and storage devices, monitors (CRT, LCD),  flat screen TVs docking stations, floppy drives, DVD/CD burners, VCRs, circuit boards, scanners, copiers, printers, cables, wires, extension cords, digital cameras, cellular phones, DVD players, network and telecom equipment and small kitchen appliances. Kitchen appliances larger than a microwave are NOT accepted at E-Cycle Drive.

Participants are asked to wear a mask and place all items into large boxes. Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State staff will observe drop-offs from a distance and will not remove items from vehicles. 

E-Cycle Drive is hosted by Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s University Facilities Management and the Office of Sustainability. The public electronics recycling drop-off event contributes to Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s standings in the Campus Race to Zero Waste competition. This is the twelfth year Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State is competing in Campus Race to Zero Waste, a friendly competition and benchmarking tool whereby over 300 colleges and universities recycling programs promote waste-reduction activities in their respective communities. For more information visit the E-Cycle Drive website.

POSTED: Wednesday, March 3, 2021 12:00 AM
Updated: Friday, December 9, 2022 02:23 PM