An e-Waste and Shred-a-Thon Fest That Even Eddie Van Halen Wouldn’t Miss

Noted shredder Eddie Van Halen might have attained rock-legend status long ago, but, like anyone else, the guitarist is surely burdened with the same clutter of old VCRs and junk mail from decades past. So if anyone runs into the man, be sure to tell him that on Saturday, March 18, the Downtown Alliance is partnering with the LES Ecology Center for a gnarly e-waste recycling and shred-a-thon fest. It might not outshine his ’77 performance at the Pasadena Convention Center, but the event will still have plenty of shredding.

Of course, everyone else is also welcome to rustle up their old widgets and unwanted documents and bring ’em over to Fulton Street between Ryders Alley and Cliff Street. A mobile shredding truck will securely destroy and recycle all sensitive documents, tax receipts and old bills from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or until the truck is filled. 

Likewise, for electronics (working and non-working) that are currently collecting dust, the following list covers what to bring: 

• Computers (laptops, desktops, servers, mainframes) 
• Monitors (CRT and flatscreen) 
• Handheld devices (smartphones, tablets, MP3 players, e-readers) 
• Network devices (routers, hubs, modems) 
• Peripherals (keyboards, mice, cables, cords, chargers) 
• Components (hard drives, CD-ROMs, circuit boards, power supplies) 
• Printers under 50 pounds, scanners, fax machines 
• TVs 
• VCRs, DVRs, DVD and Blu-ray players
• Digital converter boxes, cable/satellite receivers 
• Video-game consoles and accessories 
• Cell phones, pagers, PDAs 

We cannot accept home appliances such as microwaves, refrigerators, air conditioners or ionization smoke detectors/carbon monoxide detectors (those that are labeled as containing radioactive material).

For additional e-waste questions you can check out the LES Ecology Center’s FAQ. For other items that require disposal, use the Department of Sanitation’s How to Get Rid of… tool.