Kaufer Announces Community e-Recycling Event on Oct. 27 in Forty Fort

LUZERNE – Rep. Aaron Kaufer (R-Luzerne) will once again co-host a Community e-Recycling Event on Thursday, Oct. 27, from 3-6 p.m., at the soccer fields in the Luzerne County Sports Complex on Camryn Way in Forty Fort. This event is being hosted by Kaufer and Luzerne County. 

To participate, residents must preregister and purchase a $35 tag at their local municipality listed below. Tags are for cars, trucks, SUVs or commercial vehicles under ¾ ton. One TV or computer monitor is included in the tag price. Multiple TVs or computer monitors require additional tags at a cost of $30 for each additional TV or computer monitor. The following municipalities are participating:

• Edwardsville: 470 Main St., Edwardsville, 570-288-6484.
• Exeter: 1101 Wyoming Ave., Exeter, 570-654-3001.
• Forty Fort: 1271 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, 570-287-8586.
• Kingston: 500 Wyoming Ave., Kingston, 570-288-4576.
• Swoyersville: 675 Main St., Swoyersville, 570-288-6581
• Wyoming: 277 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming, 570-693-0291.

All eligible electronics authorized by Luzerne County Recycling are listed below. Damaged TV or monitors with cracked screens will not be accepted.

Appropriate recycled materials are: Answering machines, CD players, camcorders, cameras, cellphones, cordless phones, copiers, DVD players, duplicators, fax machines, Gameboys, hard drives, laptops, mainframe computer equipment, microwaves, MP3 players, modems, Nintendo consoles, notebooks, pagers, personal computers, Playstations, printers, printed circuit boards, radios, remote controls, tape players, satellite receivers, scanners, servers, shredders, speakers, stereos, televisions, telephones, testing equipment, transparency makers, typewriters, uninterrupted power supply systems, VCRs, video games, Wiis, word processors and Xboxes.

For more information about this event, or any other state-related issue, contact Kaufer’s district office in Luzerne located at 161 Main St., by calling 570-283-1001. Information can also be found online at RepKaufer.com or Facebook.com/RepKaufer.