Electronic Waste Facility

At their meeting on November 3, the city council approved a staff recommendation to use the Brush Facility (beginning April 2009)as an e-waste (tv's, monitors, computers, dvd's, printers, fax machines, video game systems, etc.) collection site for residential electronic waste. Project highlights include:

· City Staff will build a 10x10 building to store e-waste
· Building materials will be funded by the South Central Iowa Landfill
· The same hours as the brush facility will be used for e-waste
· A private hauler will remove e-waste on an as needed basis
· TV’s and monitors will have a disposal fee and other items will have no charge
· Residential use only (at least for the first year or two)

The concept stems from the successful e-waste event held last April and developed by Chris Longer. There is an obvious need for the program and offering disposal about 7 months (compared to 1 day) will be a significant benefit to residents. In addition, there is little cost since the building materials will be paid by the Landfill and facility hours will remain the same (as the Brush Facility).

Our hope is that residents will use the brush facility for another service with little or no charge. Electronic waste is not intended for landfill disposal due to potentially harmful elements. Look for more information in the months to come.