Your electrified gizmo has finally given up the ghost, writes Eric Harrison in HomeStyle. What do you do with that 20-year-old toaster, that ancient clock radio, that 1,200-watt hair dryer, that Tandy 100 laptop computer on the closet shelf so old it has grown mold, that 27-inch cathode ray tube TV that seems like it weighs three tons?
Should you throw your “e-waste” in the trash, or had you better turn it in to be recycled?
Well, that depends, says Carol Bevis, deputy director for regional recycling and waste reduction at the Pulaski County Regional Solid Waste Management District.
If it’s electric, you may be able to just toss it in the nearest Dumpster and nobody minds if it ends up in a landfill.
But if it’s electronic, it needs to go to a recycling center.
See tomorrow’s Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for details on how to determine the difference.