Delete Your Old Computers At Electronics Recycling Event Saturday

In 1965, Intel co-founder Gordon E. Moore described something that would later be known as Moore’s Law when he predicted that the number of transistors on a computer chip would double approximately every two year.

Time has proven Moore to largely be correct, but the upshot of his observation for most people is that they have a garage or basement full of technology that is now more falling apart than state-of-the-art.

That’s why the City of Wildwood will be hosting a free Electronic Recycling Event this Saturday at St. Louis Community College-Wildwood, 2645 Generations Dr. The fifth annual event will run from 8 a.m.-noon.

According to the city, items that can be recycled at the event include “almost anything that has a cord or a battery.” Computers, laptops, hard drives, cell phones, fax machines, kitchen appliances, lawn and garden equipment and much more are all eligible with the only exceptions being smoke detectors, glass lamps, light bulbs and fluorescent tubes.

Wildwood Mayor Tim Woether encouraged citizens to take advantage of the opportunity and said it has become a popular yearly event.

“Every year we fill up 18-wheelers out the wazoo, is probably the best way to put it,” he said. “It’s amazing what we have in our basements and garages that we bring out.”