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Reminder From Waste Matters Last year, Palm Beach County residents recycled

SWA’s Household Hazardous
The POA/ARC Waste Tip: Do Good By Your more than 786,000 pounds of electronics. That’s not a
bad encore for old or outdated items with a cord that

POA documents Dead Devices could have ended up in a landfill. And the SWA’s Home
Chemical and Recycling Centers (HCRCs) either recycled
require that all If the holidays have you or safely disposed of more than 4.6 million pounds of
res idents apply replacing that eight-track household hazardous wastes overall in 2022.
And don’t forget the batteries that may go along with
for POA and HOA player, upgrading your ancient these electronics. If improperly disposed of, they could
approval prior to Atari, or stocking up on new start a fire in waste trucks or at the SWA’s recycling
televisions, computers or
making any changes other electronics, don’t just facility. Batteries such as rechargeable, nickel-cadmium,
to the exterior of stow those outdated devices in automotive, lithium or lead-acid should be dropped off at
your home, including but not limited to tree your garage or attic! Instead, one of the SWA’s seven Home Chemical and Recycling
removal or planting, new landscaping, painting, recycle them at the Solid Centers. Your regular, alkaline batteries (AA, AAA, C, D
roofing, additions or construction, fencing, Waste Authority of Palm Beach and 9-volt) can be placed into the garbage bin without fear
of starting a fire. More than 216,000 pounds of batteries
hurricane shutters, impact glass, play equipment, County (SWA). were dropped off at the HCRCs last year.

Accepted items include:
garage door replacement or any other change, you • Audio/visual equipment: VCRs, stereos, etc. Palm Beach
must contact the PGA POA Architectural Review • Cell phones County residents
Committee for approval. Information and forms • Computer CPUs and laptops can bring all their
are available at www.pga-poa.com under the • Computer monitors electronic items
“Documents & Forms” heading or call 627-2800. • Computer accessories: keyboards, mouse devices, and batteries
to any of the
Thank you, printers, scanners, etc. seven Solid
• Rechargeable batteries
Jack Hughes, • Televisions Waste Authority
Chairman, POA ARC • Telecommunications equipment: phones, fax machines, etc. of Palm Beach
• Holiday lights County Home Chemical and Recycling Centers.

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