Electronic recycling event scheduled

The city of Lawrence will be holding an electronic recycling event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 31 in the north parking lot of Free State High School, 4700 Overland Drive.

Items accepted at the event include televisions, computers, printers, scanners, fax machines, phones and other small appliances.

There is a $5 recycling fee for computer monitors and a $10 fee for televisions, but other appliances will be recycled for free.

Electronic devices will be recycled by Extreme Recycling, a Kansas e-waste recycling and reclamation facility that adheres to a zero landfill tolerance policy.

Contact the city’s Waste Reduction and Recycling Division at 832-3030, or visit www.Lawrencerecycles.org for more information.