08/17/09
No e-waste collection or heavy-item pickup this fall
Crisp air, brilliant leaves and the sound of school buses will soon arrive in Cape Elizabeth, but the seasonal e-waste collection and heavy-item pickup will not.
E-waste, including televisions, mercury thermometers, thermostats and flourescent light bulbs, are considered hazardous and may not be discarded with regular trash.
For the last three years the town has collected e-waste at the Recycling Center on one day in October, but this year's collection was not included in the fiscal 2010 budget.
The next collection of e-waste will be part of the overall hazardous waste collection day in May, 2010.
Residents may dispose of some e-waste in designated areas at the Recycling Center during regular hours. These items include:
- Computer Equipment: CPUs (computer towers), Printers, Keyboards, Peripherals
- Electronics
- Old Stereo Equipment
Compact fluorescent light bulbs may be returned year round to Drillen's, Walmart or Shoppers TruValue in South Portland.
Thermostats may be returned year round to the Granite Group or Sid Harvey Incorporated, St. John Street, Portland to receive $5 reward coupon.
No fall heavy-item pickup
Residents are also reminded that there will be no fall heavy-item pickup this year. The $18,000 costs of disposal and hiring an outside contractor were also not included in the fiscal 2010 budget.
Savings from eliminating the fall e-waste collection were estimated at $1,700.
The town discontinued funding the spring heavy-item cleanup in 2003.
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