photo by: The Lawrence-Douglas County Sustainability Office

The Lawrence-Douglas County Sustainability Office is partnering with Teknix Solutions to host a recycling event on Saturday for people who want to get rid of old televisions, computers and other electronics.

The event is open to all Douglas County residents and will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the University of Kansas Park & Ride parking lot 301, which is accessible from Clinton Parkway onto Crestline Drive. The event will be organized as a drive-thru to minimize personal contact, and masks will be required when approaching staff and volunteers, regardless of vaccine status.

Teknix Solutions accepts “anything with a cord or battery,” including but not limited to computers, laptops, monitors, speakers, keyboards, mice, servers, microwaves, TVs, gaming systems, light fixtures, stereos, radios, phones, audio-visual equipment, lab equipment, cables, battery backup systems, other small appliances, CDs and VHS and cassette tapes, according to a city announcement.

There is a $20 recycling fee for each CRT (cathode ray tube) television or monitor 19 inches or smaller, and a $40 recycling fee for each CRT screen 20 inches or larger. Fees may be paid by cash or check only.

Items not accepted at this event include fire alarms, smoke detectors, thermometers, light bulbs, PCB ballasts, alkaline batteries, chemicals of any kind, tires, furniture, large appliances and devices containing Freon. Volunteers are still needed to help work the event. Shifts are available from 7:45 to 11:45 a.m. and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Volunteers will be able to drop off their recycling without waiting, and lunch is provided.

Additional information and volunteer sign-up is available at douglascountyks.org/depts/sustainability/electronics-recycling.