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Posted on: January 3, 2019

[ARCHIVED] Special Recycling Events

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At the January 31 Town Board Meeting, Supervisor Ed Romaine and the Town Council accepted a $2,000 check from Chris Meyers, Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer of Teachers Federal Credit Union (TFCU) to co-sponsor the Town’s 2019 recycling events. This is the fifth consecutive year that TFCU has partnered with the Town.


Event Details

Description

The E-Waste, Paper Shredding and Drug Take Back events are for residents to safely dispose of unused electronic devices, have their old paper documents securely shredded and to safely dispose of old prescription drugs. For more information, call 451-TOWN (8696).

Dates and Times

  1. Saturday, April 6, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
    1. Henrietta Acampora Center, 39 Montauk Highway, Blue Point
  2. Saturday, April 13, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
    1. Longwood Middle School, 41 Yaphank Middle Island Road, Middle Island
  3. Saturday, May 4, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
    1. Rose Caracappa Center, 739 Route 25A, Mt. Sinai
  4. Saturday, May 11, 9:30 am – 1:30 pm
    1. Sachem Public Library, 150 Holbrook Road, Holbrook
  5. Saturday, May 18, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
    1. Setauket Fire Department, 394 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook
  6. Saturday, June 8, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
    1. William Floyd Middle School, 630 Moriches Middle Island Road, Moriches
  7. Saturday, September 7, 9:30 am – 1:30 pm
    1. Middle Country Public Library, 101 Eastwood Blvd., Centereach
  8. Saturday, September 14, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
    1. Terryville Fire Department, 19 Jayne Blvd., Port Jefferson Station
  9. Saturday, September 28, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
    1. Patchogue-Medford High School, 181 Buffalo Avenue, Medford
  10. Saturday, October 5, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
    1. Rose Caracappa Center, 739 Route 25A, Mt. Sinai
  11. Saturday, October 19, 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM
    1. South Country Public Library, 22 Station Road, Bellport
  12. Saturday, October 26, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
    1. William Floyd Middle School, 630 Moriches Middle Island Road, Moriches

Additional Information

Documents

Documents brought in for shredding will be dumped into a 65-gallon container and then into the shredder, enabling each participant to witness the secure destruction of sensitive papers. Paper can be brought in boxes or bags. Documents can remain stapled together, but paper clips and other metal must be removed along with any other contaminants such as rubber bands.

Electronics

Residents are urged to bring the following electronic items to be recycled:

TV’sVCR & DVD PlayersComputer Mice    
Printers    CalculatorsHard Drives    
Electronic TypewritersCircuit BoardsProjectors
CamcordersLaptopsPower Supplies
Radios / StereosServersBackup Batteries
PDAsMainframesHandheld Electronic Toys
MonitorsRoutersTelephones
ScannersCell PhonesAnswering Machines
HubsModemsFax Machines
KeyboardsCopiersCables

Contact Us

 For further information, please contact our Department of Recycling and Sustainable Materials Management or call at 631-451-86961.

About the Department of Recycling and Sustainable Materials Management

The Town of Brookhaven Department of Recycling and Sustainable Materials Management is responsible for the environmentally secure disposal of everything that residents no longer want. Learn More

Sustainable Materials Management

Sustainable materials management (SMM) is a systemic approach to using and reusing materials more productively over their entire life cycles. Learn More


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