Where to take stuff you find during Spring Cleaning

[Ciel]

April has Earth Day/month of environmental cleanup activities. So there's incentive to find places that will take those piles of scrap metal, used CFL bulbs and other items you find while you seek to get back outdoors with the BBQ, lawn chairs, deck/patio furniture and gardening supplies!

Scrap metal-Dundas-April 20 to raise money for Routes Youth Centre:
http://routesyouthcentre.ca/UpcomingEvents.aspx

Recycle old electronics (remember to clear the memory first!), ink/toner cartridges, and batteries:
http://www.staples.ca/sbdca/en_CA/cr...ling_made_easy

Bulk item pickup procedure:
http://www.hamilton.ca/CityServices/...bulk-items.htm

Electronics recycling at McMaster University campus locations:
http://www.mcmaster.ca/sustainability/waste_IT.html
And at Mohawk College locations http://www.mohawkcollege.ca/environm...anagement.html

Mall E-waste collection events:
Burlington Mall April 24-28 http://www.burlingtonmall.com/events.php?cat=mall

CFL bulbs-per CBC article: http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/st...nd-finish.html
Canadian Tire, Rona and Ikea continue to take old CFL bulbs.

Prom Dresses and Suits-Mapleview Mall
http://www.mapleviewcentre.com/project-prom/

[Ciel]

Just found an item for this Saturday at Neighbour to Neighbour (about two blocks west of Upper James St., south of Mohawk Road W.:
http://www.hamiltonnews.com/news/n2n...d-electronics/

The centre has teamed up with Niagara E Waste to collect virtually anything that has a plug such as hard drives, key boards, monitors, television sets, cell phones, kettles, lamps, CD players and vacuum cleaners.

“They’re coming in with a truck, hydraulic lift, multiple bins and they’re doing it all gratis (free of charge) for Neighbour to Neighbour,” said Farraway, who noted centre volunteers will direct the public where to toss their discarded items.

Farraway said they will also take microwave ovens, but he is asking the public to remove the glass tray inside before dropping off the appliance.

Materials such as copper wire and computer chips that fetch a higher price as separate commodities will be removed from the items before they are taken and sold to a recycling centre and the money received for material will be turned over to Neighbour to Neighbour Centre.

Farraway noted that could run into the thousands of dollars.

The spring cleaning event runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 28 Athens Street.

If anyone knows if TDCanada Trust is having a similar event this month, please post the information. Thank you! The bank had an event last year in April at a few locations.