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.

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