E - CYCLING: Recycle Your Electronic Junk!
Fauquier County
Department of Environmental Services
2008
STOP THROWING OUT POLLUTANTS
WHEN CAN YOU E-CYCLE?
8am - 5pm Monday - Friday
8am - 4pm Saturday
Not Accepted on Sundays
Click here for recycling fees.
WHERE CAN YOU E-CYCLE?
Corral Farm Convenience Site (near the landfill)
WHY SHOULD YOU E-CYCLE?
Over 3.2 million tons of electronic waste is put in landfills each year. Televisions and computers can contain 4-7 lbs of lead per unit as well as other environmentally harmful substances. Many of the components of electronics can be recycled by de-manufacturing the items. In fact, about 95% of computer components are recyclable! It just makes sense to recycle electronics instead of dumping them into the landfill.
Localities all over the State of Virginia are becoming increasingly concerned about the growing need for electronics recycling. Due to environmental concerns Fauquier County is implementing an electronics recycling program. These concerns have also prompted the county to no longer accept computer monitors and televisions in the landfill.
This program emphasizes our community’s desire to protect our environment and further our recycling goals.
WHAT IS ACCEPTED?
Here is a partial list:
- Computers and all peripherals
- Printers and scanners
- Televisions and VCRs
- Stereos and CD players
- Fax machines and copiers
- Calculators
- Camcorders and Cameras
- Video games
- Ink cartridges
- Cell phones and adaptors
- Household Batteries and Rechargeable Batteries Only
- Microwaves
WHERE WILL IT GO?
The electronics will be de-manufactured by the contractor and shipped to different markets in the United States.The leaded glass can be sent to a manufacturer to go through a high temperature smelting process which separates the glass and lead or can go through a “glass to glass” process where the glass is recycled into new product lead glass.
Plastics from the units are ground up for remanufacture and development of a new product such as aggregate in concrete.
Circuit boards may be salvaged or smelted to recover the metals.
Other metals, from wiring or metal casings are sent to scrap metal recovery facilities.
Mercury switches and batteries are removed and properly handled eventually re-entering the market.
No material is landfilled.
Date Last Modified: 11/05/2009