E-Waste Recycling Event on March 26
Winfield, Kan., March 18, 2024 — The Green Team of Southwestern College
will collaborate with the City of Winfield for an e-waste recycling event
Tuesday, March 26, from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Arkansas City/Winfield Recycling
Center located at 7th Avenue and D Street in Strother Field. The Green Team
will be accepting donations to help offset the cost of transporting electronics
to the recycler.
Businesses and individuals may bring items to the event. GON Recycling
will collect the items and process them for recycling. GON Recycling guarantees
100 percent security on all hard drives and customer information. They are
e-Stewards, R2 and ISO 14001 certified.
GON Recycling accepts the following electronic items: computers, laptops,
servers, network equipment, LCD Monitors, printers, scanners, fax machines,
copiers, POS scanners and equipment, stereo equipment, small household
appliances such as toasters, irons, and coffee pots, telephones,
telecommunications equipment, phone systems, security equipment, industrial
equipment, UPS systems, cell phones, VCRs, radios, keyboards and computer mice,
lead acid batteries, re-chargeable batteries, industrial control panels, ink
and toner.
Medical equipment that has been inspected and decontaminated of blood
borne pathogens, fluids, solvents, pressure gases or radioactive sources is
also accepted. Proof of decontamination is required. This can be a
decontaminated sticker or paperwork attached to the unit.
GON Recycling will recycle CRT TVs and monitors for a $5 fee. Everything
else is no cost. If you need to recycle these items, please bring the funds to
pay the recycling fee.
GON Recycling cannot accept these items: refrigerators, air conditioners
that are not properly drained, light bulbs, smoke alarms, alkaline batteries
and items that contain blood borne pathogens, fluids, solvents, Freon, pressure
gases, radioactive or gasoline sources.
For questions about recycling, please contact Tad Humphrey at (620)
229-6123.
