The Anthem Community Council is hosting its semiannual drive-thru Go Green event from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, in the lower parking lot of Anthem Community Park, 41703 N. Gavilan Peak Parkway.
Enter from Whitman Drive and exit onto Gavilan Peak Parkway; a MCDOT traffic control plan will be in place for traffic safety. To participate, residents must be in line no later than 10:45 a.m. Participants will be asked to provide one form of Anthem residency identification before entering (driver’s license, utility bill, etc.).
Republic Services, with assistance from Pro-Shred, Safety Kleen, Westech Recyclers, Lighting Resources LLC, MCSO and other community partners, makes the event possible for residents to recycle items.
A summarized list of acceptable items includes (subject to change):
•Computer equipment: PCs, laptops, modems, hubs and routers, storage devices, main frames, servers, power supplies and cords, printers, wires and cabling, mice, keyboards, hard drives, DVD and CD drives.
•Point-of-sale equipment: credit card machines, printers and scanners.
•Telecom equipment: telephones, cellphones, switches and answering systems.
•Printing equipment: printers, fax machines, copiers, calculators, typewriters and cartridges.
•A/V equipment: televisions, stereos, radios, amplifiers, projectors, satellite and cable equipment, video equipment, VCRs, CD players, video game equipment, surveillance equipment and cameras.
•Batteries: alkaline, nickel cadmium, lead acid, lithium, etc.
•Electronic components: Capacitors, diodes, resistors, transistors and integrated circuits.
•Other electronic items: Test, lab and medical equipment (no radioactivity), cables and wire, connectors, ballasts, batteries, power strips, etc.
•Household appliances: toasters, blenders, mixers, etc. Items containing Freon will not be accepted.
•Paint: all kinds; limited to 8 gallon-sized containers (residential only; not commercial).
•Paper: household sensitive materials including bank statements, check stubs and credit card offers (limit five banker boxes per car). The following items will not be accepted for shredding: business documents, metal, CDs, tapes, disks, binder clips and three-ring binders.
•Household hazardous waste: Lacquers, thinners, wood preservatives and stains, solvents, paint removers, gasoline, diesel fuel, lighter fluid, waste oil, pesticides, fertilizers, drain/oven cleaners, adhesives, pool chemicals, aerosol cans, etc.
•Prescription and nonprescription drugs: pills only; no liquids.
•Donations: clothing, gently used toys, gently used bedding, household furniture items and other items for donation also will be accepted if in good condition.
The event is free, and all Anthem residents are invited (including those who are serviced by the city of Phoenix on the west side of I-17). Only residential vehicles will be allowed to enter; no oversized trucks, U-hauls, trailers or RVs.
For more information and a complete list of acceptable and unacceptable items, visit OnlineAtAnthem.com/
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Staff and vendors will be wearing face coverings/masks, and residents are encouraged to do the same.