Verona kicks off its new program for recycling electronics on Friday, January 15.
If you have a TV, computer, monitor or other electronic device, you can drop it off at the Department of Public Works, which is located just before the turn into the Recycling Center at 5 Ozone Avenue, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. You can also drop off your electronics on Saturday, January 16, during the same time.
The new electronics recycling policy was adopted by the Town Council at its last meeting of 2015, along with curbside recycling of cardboard. Since 2009, when it became illegal to put things like TVs and computers at the curb in Verona, the town had allowed residents to put discarded devices by the fence at the Recycling Center on any day that it was open.
But, after an audit of recycling practices across its municipalities, Essex County has recommended changes to electronics recycling. Verona will now have four set periods for electronics recycling every year. The the next drop-off days will be in April, July and October.
The easiest way to remember all these changes is to put an app called Remyndr on your smartphone. As MyVeronaNJ.com reported last year, Remyndr is a free app that was developed by Verona resident Tom Cherry to help all of us remember when to put what at the curb. There’s more information on all aspects of recycling on the Website of the Verona Environmental Commission.
