By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer
Aiming to help East Windsor Township residents from contributing more trash to the landfill, township officials are hosting “East Windsor Recycling Day” next week.
The event, which is limited to East Windsor Township residents, will be held Oct. 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the East Windsor Township Senior Center at 40 Lanning Boulevard.
Used computer equipment and unneeded documents are among the items that can be recycled at the recycling event. Also, RISE will be collecting clothing and household items at the event. RISE offers social support services to those in need.
East Windsor Recycling Day, which is sponsored by Mayor Janice Mironov and Township Council, is being held in conjunction with the East Windsor Clean Communities Committee.
“We are committed to recycling in East Windsor Township, reducing the township’s solid waste costs (for trash disposal). It also helps to preserve a green environment,” Mayor Mironov said.
Recycling helps a town to control its trash disposal costs. Towns are charged a “tipping fee” at the Mercer County Improvement Authority’s transfer station, based on the weight of the contents of the trash trucks. The fee is an additional cost to the town.
At the recycling event next week, the township will accept used computers and computer equipment – keyboards, mice, speakers, cords and cables, ink and toner cartridges, monitors, printers, scanners and hard drives. Residents may drop off laptop or desk top computers, but data must be removed from the hard drives.
Cell phones and fluorescent light bulbs can be dropped off for recycling. Used eyeglasses will be accepted by the East Windsor Lions Club, which collects them, cleans them and then distributes them to those in need.
Township residents may bring up to 10 boxes – per household – of papers and documents to be shredded. Businesses and commercial entities may not bring papers to be shredded.
“This is a great opportunity for township residents to dispose of old or confidential documents in a secure manner,” Mayor Mironov said. Shredding documents helps to protect against identity theft, she said.
RISE will have trucks at the event to collect clothing, which should be in plastic bags. Shoes, blankets, housewares – such as mugs, plates and related items – also will be collected. Working appliances, household electronics and usable furniture also can be dropped off.
RISE will provide charitable donation receipts.
For more information about the event, call 609-448-4000, ext. 215.
