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Dubuque Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency (DMASWA) RecyclingDubuque Metro olitan Area Solid Waste Agency D SWA providing environmentally sound \solid waste solutions Dear Mayor or City Clerk: April 28, 2011 925 Kerper Court Dubuque, IA 52001 -2405 Phone: 563 - 589 -4250 Fax: 563 - 589 -4252 As you may have read in the spring DMASWA newspaper insert, as of July 1, 2011 electronics will no longer be buried at the Dubuque Metro Landfill. Electronics are defined as anything with a circuit board and /or cathode ray tube (CRT or "picture tube "). Examples include: TVs, computers, computer monitors, cell phones, printers, DVD players and VCRs. The only electronics that will be accepted at the Dubuque Metro Landfill as of July 1 will be recycled. The cost charged to the Agency by its recycling contractor will be passed through to the Agency's customers who drop off their electronics. However, the DMASWA's electronics recycling program will begin by offering a onetime amnesty from June 11th through June 25 Electronics can be dropped off at no charge from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Dubuque Metro Landfill on these dates. The DMASWA Electronics Recycling Program provides an environmentally sound and economically feasible disposal option for electronic scrap. All recycled electronics are demanufactured into salvageable components at a secure demanufacturing facility in Davenport. To ensure data security, computers are not refurbished or reused. The DMASWA changed its electronics disposal program because it is not only concerned about the space used electronics would take up in the Dubuque Metro Landfill, but also because of the hazardous materials contained in the electronics - lead, mercury, cadmium, nickel, chromium, lithium, and PCBs, among others. Electronics also contain many materials made from natural resources, some of which are not renewable and will be depleted over time. By recycling electronics, those valuable natural resources are used again to make new products, water pollution is prevented, and energy is saved in the extraction and manufacturing processes. Please share this information and the current list of locations for recycling electronics with your community. DMASWA Regional Collection Center 14501 Hwy 20 West Dubuque, IA 52003 563- 589 -1720 Call ahead for appointment and fee information. Goodwill Industries 2121 Holliday Drive Dubuque, IA 52002 563 -557 -3158 q ABS Computers 3430 Dodge St. Dubuque, IA 52002 563- 557 -8888 Moor's Salvage & Recovery, Inc. 3604 County H Kieler, WI 53812 806 -568 -7678 Charge per pound DMASWA Electronics Recycling Fees (Starting July 1, 2011): $5.00 each $10.00 each $15.00 each No Charge r, Charles F. Goddard DMASWA Administrator Best Buy 801 Wacker Drive Dubuque, IA 52002 563- 587 -0988 Call ahead for more information Mike Muir 3406 Crestwood Dubuque, IA 52002 563- 582 -4919 Call ahead for fee information. Monitors, small televisions, laptop computers (under 27 ") Larger televisions and monitors (over 27 ") Console televisions All other electronics and accessories If you desire more information, please contact me at your earliest convenience at 563- 589 -4250 or cgoddard a( ,cityofdubuque.orq.