Final "E-rase Your E-waste" Event For 2013 This Weekend

Last chance this year to clear out all those outdated and obsolete electronic items cluttering your closets. This weekend, the Richland County “Erase your E-waste” program is hosting its regular fall weekend collection event on Friday and Saturday, Sept 6 and 7th and once again it’s FREE for all area participants!

This event will be held at the Richland County Shop, 2140 W. Holly, across from the fairgrounds in Sidney from 3 pm to 7 pm on Friday and 9 am to 3 pm on Saturday. (Please note, the county shop is available for drop offs during event times ONLY, when e-cycler employees and local volunteers will also be available to help with loading and unloading.)

As a convenience, a list of acceptable items and a collection form that can be filled out ahead of time are also available online for download at the Sidney ARS website at http://www.ars.usda.gov/npa/nparl/ewaste. In general, acceptable items include: computers and their components, printers, cell phones, TVs, fax machines, copiers, VCRs, stereos, gaming units and more. Local businesses, agencies and organizations with large amounts to e-cycle are asked to make an appointment to drop off their items by calling Jackie Couture at 406-433-9422. Please leave a message.

This year the “E-rase your E-waste” committee has added a new e-cycler, Yellowstone E-waste Solutions, out of Billings, MT. Like the previous e-cycler, Yellowstone is providing their services for FREE.

This annual collection effort is coordinated by the Richland County Local Emergency Planning Committee, Richland Opportunities, Inc., the Sidney Agricultural Research Lab, and volunteers with the Retired Seniors Volunteer Program. Additional support is provided by the city of Sidney and Richland County, along with several local businesses, including Sidney Health Center and Sidney Sugars, Couture said. The Montana Department of Environmental Quality has also committed funds for advertising the 2013 event.

For more information on this event, contact Jackie Couture at 406-433-9422 or Cindy Eleson at 406-488-3341.