[February 23, 2011] Verizon facility hosts recycling event Tweet Feb 23, 2011 (Tampa Tribune - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- TEMPLE TERRACE -- Search the attic, closets, cabinets, garage and other storage areas for electronic equipment that is merely taking up space and collecting dust. The Verizon Data Center at 7701 E. Telecom Parkway in Telecom Park is opening its doors from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday as a collection site for people to dispose old laptop and desktop computers, keyboards and cables. The facility also will accept televisions, gaming consoles, telephones, answering machines, stereo and audio devices, paper shredders, remote controls, cameras and small electronic appliances and toys. They will not collect hazardous waste materials, including batteries, ink cartridges, toners and mercury bulbs. Radioactive material such as X-ray equipment, medical waste, fluid-containing devices, computer monitors, refrigerators and freezers are also unacceptable. The effort is designed to coincide with Verizon's zero-landfill policy. In 2009 about 500,000 personal computers and other electronics were collected in the company's countrywide recycling program. "We believe in sustainability as much as possible and we're excited to extend these efforts free of charge to the general public," said company spokesman Bob Elek. Call (813) 978-6786 for information. ------ [email protected] (813) 731-8026 To see more of the Tampa Tribune or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.tampatrib.com. Copyright (c) 2011, Tampa Tribune, Fla. Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. For more information about the content services offered by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services (MCT), visit www.mctinfoservices.com. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]