What should be done with old electronic products? Computer monitors, televisions and other electronic equipment should NOT be disposed of with your garbage, recycling, or organics.  Working TVs, monitors, computers and other consumer electronics can be sold or donated thereby prolonging their useful life.  Nonfunctioning TVs and computer monitors should be recycled by an organization equipped to handle them.

Options for Castro Valley Sanitary District (CVSan) residents and businesses include:

WMAC sponsored CVSan's 12th free Recycle event and Compost Give-Away, also held on August 11th at Canyon Middle School. Within the course of 6-1/2 hours, over 1,180 CVSan residents and business-owners recycled 23,357 pounds of e-waste, 1,216 pounds of fluorescent bulbs (6,696 liner feet of tubular bulbs and 1,429 compact fluorescent bulbs), 2,400 pounds of household batteries, 660 gallons of latex paint including paint cans, 223 residents brought 338 pounds of non-controlled substances, and 8.25 pounds of controlled substances.

Four thousand twenty (4,020) 1-cubic foot bags of compost (made from curbside organics) were distributed to event attendees (three per household or business) and 400 used oil recycling kits were distributed to event attendees.

The next CVSan RECYCLES DAY & COMPOSTING GIVE-AWAY EVENT for CVSan CUSTOMERS WILL BE HELD AT CANYON MIDDLE SCHOOL ON Saturday, April 27, 2013. Details to follow.

1. Goodwill
2. CARH (non-profit in CV)
3. Alameda County organizations that recycle e-waste

An additional option for CVSan single-family and multi-family residents include:

1. Annual Bulky Goods Pick-Up