The Gun Lake Tribe has announced the date of its next electronics recycling event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday Aug. 24, at the Tribe’s Government Campus headquarters near the Gun Lake Casino.

A $10 fee to recycle tube-style televisions and computer monitors will be paid for by the Tribe for the first 200 units collected.   

Acceptable items include office and household electronics, cell phones, radios, microwaves, VCRs and TVs, computer laptops, computer monitors, keyboards and mice, printers, speakers and power cords.  Comprenew will erase or destroy all computer hard drives.

Tribal officials ask residents to take advantage of this opportunity to properly dispose of obsolete electronic items.  Comprenew uses best practices in electronics recycling and data security.  Comprenew does not ship electronic waste overseas, and the zero-landfill policy requires that all electronics are recycled, refurbished or reused. 

The Tribe supports electronic waste recycling because it is a growing concern to our environment.  Electronic waste in our landfills can leak harmful toxins into our soil and groundwater.