Montgomery County expands list of electronics for recycling 

The Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection has expanded its electronics recycling program, a key initiative to promote sustainability and environmental responsibility. The county is now accepting more electronics and is accepting audio and video tapes for recycling. 

The list of additional recyclable electronics includes:

• Audio tapes
• Cameras
• Clocks
• Drones
• Empty printer ink and toner cartridges
• Remote controls
• Small handheld electric tools
• Small handheld vacuum cleaners
• Surveillance cameras
• VHS/cassette tapes

Montgomery Village residents may take their electronic recyclables to the Shady Grove Processing Facility and Transfer Station, located at 16101 Frederick Road in Derwood. The electronics drop-off is open daily and is in the Recycling Area of the Transfer Station site. Residents are responsible for the off-loading of material from their vehicles.   

The county is working with organizations and recycling facilities that refurbish electronics for reuse or disassemble them to sell the metal and plastic components. 

The county requires its contractor and nonprofit partners to erase data from equipment that will be reused and to destroy remaining memory devices. To protect against unauthorized use of personal information, it is recommended to erase personal data before dropping off computers and other electronics.

To view a complete list of acceptable electronic products and other related articles, visit https://bit.ly/2ZVZoB2.