Free Drop Off Events

Whether you are celebrating Earth Day, clearing out your old financial documents or just doing some spring cleaning , many organizations are holding events for the public to drop off unwanted items for proper and safe disposal.

Here is a list of some of those events. Most of them are in the Austin, TX area. The Drug Take Back event is Nation-wide. Check your local area for many similar events.

Saturday, April 26th Dispose of your unused or expired drugs. 10am-2pm. This is a nation wide event. Go to this link to find a location near you: http://www.justice.gov/dea/index.shtml

 

Free Electronics Recycling in Austin this Saturday, April 26th. 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the parking lot at Austin High School at 1715 W Cesar Chavez Street.

Items Accepted, working or not:

– Cell Phones or Smartphones (i.e. Android, Blackberry or Apple)
– Tablets (i.e. iPads, Kindles or Android Tablets)
– Home Electronics, Stereo Equipment and Cable Boxes
– Computer Accessories & Printers
– Laptop and Desktop Computers
– Personal Electronics (i.e. cameras, iPods, video cameras)
– Monitors & CRT’s
– CD’s, DVD’s and VHS tapes
– UNFORTUNATELY, TUBE TVs OR APPLIANCES ARE NOT ACCEPTED

http://www.austinisd.org/announcements/aisd-host-free-city-wide-electronics-recycling-event-april-26

AAA Texas in partnership with Cintas, is holding three free Shred-a-Thons on May 3 from 10am to 1pm.

AAA members may bring up to FIVE boxes or paper grocery bags filled with personal papers for on-site shredding. The AAA Branches offering this service are: Austin North, Houston-The Woodlands, and Fort Worth. Branch locations are available at www.AAA.com/branches.

Free Shredding Day – May 17, 2014!

When: 8:00am – 1:30pm
Where: Austin High Parking Lot, 1715 W. Cesar Chavez

The Austin chapter of ARMA International is sponsoring their 11th annual free SPRING Shred Day. With the increased awareness of identity theft, it’s important to carefully dispose of personal records. Households can bring up to five boxes of paper records per household. All of the shredded material is recycled. Please make sure your records are paper only (no hard plastics, no plastic bags, electronic media or three-ring binders) and are not wet or moldy. Mobile shredding trucks will be provided by Balcones Resources, Cintas, and Iron Mountain.

ARMA International is a not-for-profit professional association and the authority on governing information as a strategic asset. Visit http://austin.arma.org/ for more info!