Specifications

Proper Disposal Required
COMPUTER MONITORS and TVs
Contain significant amounts of lead.
Older televisions may contain cancer causing
PCBs, a known carcinogen.
PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS
Contain lead, chromium and mercury.
BATTERIES
May contain lead, mercury and cadmium.
SWITCHES & RELAYS
Can contain hazardous amounts of mercury.
Charlotte County Goodwill Stores
Englewood
1501 Placida Road
9-6 (7days)
475-9401
Port Charlotte
2340 Tamiami Trail
9-5:30 (6days) 12-5 Sundays
627-9444
Punta Gorda
1826 S. Tamiami Trail
9-5:30 (6days)
575-0770
Charlotte Harbor
4694 Tamiami Trail
9-5:30 (6days) 12-5 Sundays
627-6616
Alternatives to Disposal
Reduce
 Lease equipment, instead of purchase.
 Identify and buy durable products.
 Repair instead of replace.
 Buy upgradeable systems and upgrade
when you can.
 Buy ‘green’ products that minimize
problems in the first place.
Reuse
 Resell what still works.
 Donate old but working equipment to a
school or charity.
 Return your equipment to the dealer or
manufacturer.
Recycle
 Donate old equipment – working or not
– to local centers that have electronics
recovery shops in place.
 Pay the small fee to support continued
electronics recovery operations.
Who to contact…
Goodwill
1501 Placida Rd
Englewood, FL 34224
941-475-9401
www.shopgoodwill.com
State Department of Environmental Protection
www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/categories/electronics/
850-488-0300
Resource Management Group, Inc.
200 S. Washington Blvd. Suite 10
Sarasota, FL 34236
941-358-7730
www.recyclesmart.com
Printed on Recycled Paper
Ethical and
Legal Disposal
of Electronics
Household
Donors
April 2002
Printed on Recycled Paper