COMPUTER RECYCLING

Public Services Division Codes Enforcement Office Solid Waste Office Map of Recycling Centers Protect the Planet Recycling Batteries Recycling Centers Recycling Computers Recycling Facts Recycling Events Recycling Questionable Items Recycling Winners Solid Waste Mgmt Facility City residents can recycle obsolete computers and computer game systems by: Having obsolete equipment picked up at your home through the City and Waste Connection's Bulky Waste program. Bulky waste - no more than five items - are collected at normal garbage pick-up dates. Taking equipment to the Solid Waste Transfer Station, 1033 Elm St., 865-215-6700. Hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and, Friday - 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday - 7 a.m. to 12 Noon. Saturday - 8 a.m. to 12 Noon. Cost: Free for up to two computers at one time for City and Knox County residents. REMOVE DATA FROM THE HARD DRIVE: Be sure to erase any data, especailly personal data from hard drives before recycling any computer systems. Businesses with 100 computers or less: Transport to the Solid Waste Transfer Station, 1033 Elm St., 865-215-6700. Hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and, Friday - 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday - 7 a.m. to 12 Noon Saturday - 8 a.m. to 12 Noon. Maximum of 25 computers per month accepted Cost: $7 per monitor; $3 per PC and peripherals including keyboard, mouse, printer. Large businesses with 100 or more computers: Contact 5R Processors Recycling Center representative for proper disposal at 877-663-9278. All computers are delivered by the city to 5R Processors Recycling Center, where they are refurbished for reuse or recycled into new products.