SPEC to Host E-Waste Recycling Event

Tuesday | April 1, 2025
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In honor of Earth Day this month, San Patricio Electric Cooperative will host an electronic waste recycling event at its office in Sinton on Saturday, April 26. The event will run from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

The fast-paced technological innovations we experience in the world today can lead to a lot of discarded electronics. The goal of e-waste recycling is to reduce the environmental impact of such waste by repurposing old devices and extracting valuable materials for new products.

If you have any old electronics collecting dust, it’s the perfect opportunity to safely and properly dispose of these items. This free event is open to the community, including local businesses. SPEC employees will help unload, sort and properly recycle items collected through this event.

Everything collected will be sent to a certified e-waste recycling company, with a strict no-landfill policy. All recycled electronics will be processed and repurposed responsibly.

 

Accepted Electronics

  • Computer Equipment: Computer displays (LCD, LED, Plasma), laptop and desktop computers, servers, and peripherals, and network/communications equipment (routers, switches, etc.)

  • Office/Business Equipment: photocopiers, printers (Ink/LaserJet), scanners, shredders, toner cartridges (new and used) and most medical equipment.

  • Consumer Electronics/Media: cell phones, PDAs, telephones, Game devices (Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo, etc.), CDs, DVDs, magnetic tapes, flat panel TVs, stereo systems, radios, video devices (cameras, VHS/DVD players), accessories (keyboards, mice, cables, speakers), circuit boards and electronic components.

  • Batteries: Lead-Acid (not leaking), Lithium-Ion, household (cell phone, hearing aids, watches, etc.), UPS/battery backups.

 

 

Items That Will Not Be Accepted

  • Smoke alarms

  • Large appliances (refrigerators, stoves, washers/dryers, microwaves)

  • Air conditioners, fans, floor lamps, vacuum cleaners

  • Medical/biohazard waste

  • Oil waste, paint cans

  • Mercury devices (fluorescent light bulbs, thermostats)

  • Alkaline batteries (AA, AAA, C, D, 9V)

  • Water or fire-damaged equipment

  • Equipment stored outdoors

  • CRT monitors/TVs