Santa Cruz offers free e-waste disposal

Bay City News Service,
posted on MercuryNews.com

SANTA CRUZ - The city of Santa Cruz is now accepting broken, unwanted and outdated computers, television sets and other electronic waste for disposal free of charge.

Customers can drop off as many as four computers or television sets per visit to the Resource Recovery Facility. Hard drives, monitors, cables, keyboards and other peripherals are also accepted.

City officials remind residents that Goodwill accepts working televisions under 25 inches, color monitors and newer computers for resale. Old cell phones can be dropped off at any city or county library.

The Resource Recovery Facility is located at 605 Dimeo Lane, three miles north of Santa Cruz on state Highway 1. It is open from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. every day except Sunday.