City of Rochester
News Release
(Friday, July 27, 2012) — The Rochester Public Market will offer free electronics recycling Sunday, July 29 and additional Sundays throughout the year.
Electronics recycling will take place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Public Market, 280 N. Union St. Future recycle days are Sunday, Aug. 26, Sept. 23 and Oct. 28.
Sunnking will donate one cent for every pound of electronics to Foodlink, courtesy of its We-Cycle Donation Program. Sunnking Inc. specializes in collecting, refurbishing, reselling and recycling electronic products from residential and commercial suppliers throughout the state and surrounding areas.
City and county residents may drop off for free disposal electronics such as laptops, desktops, computer accessories, TVs, monitors, audio/video equipment, mp3 players, communications equipment, servers and IT equipment, printers, scanners, copiers, fax machines, cellphones, PDAs, medical/lab equipment and anything else with a circuit board or cord. Please do not bring items containing Freon (air conditioners, de-humidifiers, refrigerators, etc.), gas-powered equipment or household hazardous waste.
All hard drives and private information will be securely wiped and destroyed in accordance with all HIPAA, FACTA, GLB and Sarbanes Oxley regulations as well as Sunnking’s EPA R2 Certification.
For a list of acceptable materials for recycling, visit www.sunnking.com/acceptable-materials. If you have any questions regarding acceptable items, please e-mail info@sunnking.com.
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Media Contact: For more information, contact Jim Farr at 428-6907