Jackson to hold annual electronics recycling event next weekend

The city of Jackson will host its annual E-Cycle event from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 25 at 508 Eastview Court. The event gives citizens and businesses from Cape Girardeau County an opportunity to dispose of unwanted or unusable electronic items, small and large appliances and other metal objects.

A grant awarded to Midwest Recycling Center will cover the collection fees for computer monitors and up to three televisions per household, allowing participants to dispose of materials at no charge. Nonresidents will be charged $10 per television. M&J Shredding will be available from 9 a.m. to noon to offer on-site shredding services for Jackson residents at no charge. Jackson's solid-waste customers should dispose of their recyclable electronics at this event, as they will no longer be picked up curbside on Clean Up/Fix Up Week.

Accepted items include things like lawn mowers, refrigerators and cellphones. Batteries and radioactive material will not be accepted.

Contact the Sanitation Department at 243-2333, the Public Works Department at 243-2300, Midwest Recycling at 636-931-3930 or email recycle@jacsonmo.org for more information.

Learn more about Jackson's E-Cycle event -- including a list of all accepted and unaccepted items -- online at www.jacksonmo.org.