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Thunder Bay e-waste drop off at casino this weekend

Old monitors, TVs, computers and cameras can find their way from your basement to a recycling bin this weekend in Thunder Bay, Ont.

Electronics and automobile tires can be dropped off for free this weekend in Thunder Bay

OLG Thunder Bay and EcoSuperior will hold an e-waste recycling program on Saturday, May 7 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the OLG Cumberland Street parking lot. (Steve Yeater/Associated Press)

Old monitors, TVs, computers and cameras can find their way from your basement to a recycling bin this weekend.

OLG Casino Thunder Bay and EcoSuperiorwill hold their freee-waste recycling event on Saturday, May 7 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the OLG Cumberland Street parking lot.

The program acts as a fundraiser for EcoSuperior, which is paid by the Ontario Electronic Stewardship programper metric tonne of e-waste that is collected. Last year, 4.41 metric tonnesof e-waste was taken in.

The following items are accepted at the event:

  • Printing, copying and multifunction devices
  • Home theatre in a box (equalizers, amplifiers, speakers, tuners and turntables)
  • Computers and computer peripherals
  • Telephones and answering machines
  • Monitors and televisions
  • Aftermarket vehicle audio and video devices
  • Image, audio and video devices
  • Cameras and projectors
  • Cellular devices and pagers
  • Tires (cars and light trucks) with or without rims