ANN ARBOR — The City of Ann Arbor Office of Sustainability and Innovations (OSI) is announcing a new collaboration with Comprenew, a Michigan-based electronics waste refurbisher and recycler, to hold household electronics takeback events. All Ann Arbor residents, including students, are invited to register to attend the first of these events, taking place Saturday, Oct. 19, at Pioneer High School (601 W. Stadium Blvd.) 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Timeslots can be selected during registration, which is required. Register at https://osi.a2gov.org/ElectronicsTakeback. Businesses, organizations and institutions are not eligible to attend.
Residents who register will be able to drop off the following devices at no cost:
- Desktop and laptop computers
- Tablets and eReaders
- Phones (landline and cellular)
- Keyboards and mice
- Cords/cables/wires
- Networking equipment
- One home printer/copier/scanner (small inkjet or laser, up to 35 pounds)
- One television or monitor up to 60 popunds (approximately the size of a 60″ flat screen TV or a 20″ tube TV/monitor)
In addition, Comprenew will accept the following items for an additional charge. Please bring a debit or credit card if you will be bringing these items:
- Additional and oversized televisions and monitors
- Additional and oversized printers/copiers/scanners
- Audio/visual equipment
- UPS (uninterruptible power supplies)
Hazardous chemicals and other household hazardous waste will not be accepted at this event. Please visit https://www.washtenaw.org/287/Household-Hazardous-Waste-Disposal to make an appointment to dispose of any hazardous chemicals.
Electronics recycling and reuse is a key component to moving toward a circular economy, one of more than 40 actions outlined in the city’s A2ZERO carbon neutrality plan. A circular economy focuses on reuse, repair, lending and other activities that give goods and resources a new life or extend the useful life of an item. This is in contrast to a linear economy, in which items are produced, sold, used and thrown away. Additional electronics takeback events with Comprenew are planned for 2025.
The city extends special thanks to Comprenew for collaborating with the Ann Arbor Office of Sustainability and Innovations to host this event. The city also thanks Ann Arbor Public Schools for providing the location to host the event.
To learn more about the circular economy, visit www.a2gov.org/CircularEconomy or email Will Garcia, OSI sustainability coordinator, at wgarcia@a2gov.org. To learn more about the city’s A2ZERO carbon neutrality plan, which supports the circular economy and dozens of other programs to advance the city’s goal of achieving a just transition to community-wide carbon neutrality by 2030, visit www.a2zero.org.
