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Choosing green
  The story of ewaste
  Poisons? What poisons?
  Start to recycle ewaste

How to recycle ewaste:
  Recycling Centers in USA
  A list of items to recycle

Local programs:
  New Jersey
    NJ for-profit recyclers
    Somerset County
 

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Something to
think about:

We had a rule in Tibet that anyone proposing a new invention had to guarentee that it was beneficial, or at least harmless, for seven generations of humans before it could be adopted.  

We are looking ahead, as is one of the first mandates given to us as chiefs, to make sure [that] every decision we make relates to the welfare and well-being of the seventh generation to come, and that is the basis by which we make decisions in council.

Iroquois chief
quoted by Jeremy Rifkin in "Time Wars"  

 

Green Computing
For our children

Recycle Electronics
Urgent & critical

Data Backup Info

Coming Soon:
 Kids and Computing

Somerset County Recycling includes
Free Recycling of Electronics and Computers.

State of New Jersey, County of Somerset



The Somerset County Recycling program for ewaste offers the services listed below.


Residences or businesses:
Electronics, computers, batteries, and related items (i.e. ewaste) are not accepted at curbside recycling pickups at all in Somerset County.

However for residences, Somerset County now will recycle electronic waste if you bring it to "Drop off Days" at its main recycling center.

Business recycling info is here.

In Somerset County you have three options.

1. Drop-off Days in Bridgewater
2. Occasional special drop off days in other places.
3. Contact an independant recycling center.

Drop-off Days:
Residents: Somerset County accepts ewaste from  on (usually) the first Saturday of each month at the

Drop off dates for 2010:

January 9	May 1	September 11
February 6	June 5	October 2
March 6	July 10	November 6
April 10	August 7	December 4

Additional drop off dates were scheduled for April:
Businesses (including small businesses of 1 to 50 employees) are NOT allowed to drop off electronic waste, and are expected to make other provisions, which is usually to pay a commercial recycler. See here.  
when you can drop off your ewaste at no cost under a county program.

Occasional special drop off days
The most recent special drop off days are were:


The announcement:
Somerset County and Newtech Recycling Inc. are offering a free “Save the Earth Recycling Event” of old computers and electronic equipment to celebrate Earth Day. Residents may bring equipment to Newtech Recycling Inc. in Somerset. 

Sign up for the Somerset county recycling newsletter here

Contact an independant recycling center
Get more information  on Somerset County Recycling from the county web site.