Concord Chamber of Commerce Request for November 13 Recycling Pickup

IRN is pleased to partner with the Concord Chamber of Commerce to offer city-wide collection of electronics, “Universal” wastes like fluorescents and batteries, and other oddball materials on November 13.  Working with over 200 organizations of all sizes, we know these are things that pile up in basements and storage areas.  Additionally, we welcome items brought in by your employees, because we know that cellars and garages are magnets for old TVs, computers, monitors, air conditioners, and other items that are hard to dispose of.

Requesting Service:  Please fill in as much as you can of the Service Request.  We’ll get back to you as November 13 approaches to confirm details of the collection.

What’s Being Recycled: 

• Electronics:  Computers, monitors, TVs, printers, routers, faxes, scanners, speakers, VCR/DVD players, stereo equipment, cell phones, PDAs, mouses, cables/wiring, etc.
• Fluorescents, etc:  Straight, U-tube, circle, and compact fluorescents; fluorescent fixtures and ballasts; other high intensity lighting; rechargeable batteries.
• Home/Office Appliances:  Air conditioners.  Countertop appliances including toasters, toaster ovens, microwaves, blenders, etc.  (No refrigerators, washing machines or other freestanding appliances)

Logistics:  IRN trucks will be traveling through Concord all day on November 13.  We’ll stop at your door, pick up the items you’ve collected, and be on our way.  We’ll tag your items, weigh or count them at our Concord warehouse, combine them with similar materials from other organizations, and send them to market in truckload quantities.

Packing:  We’ll have the appropriate containers to hold your materials.  But if you can put them in containers for us before we pick them up, that will keep down time and cost.

Cost:  We charge based on what you recycle.  Electronics and appliances are $0.22/pound.  Fluorescents are $0.065/foot for straight tubes, $0.50 each for shaped fluorescents, $0.62/pound for ballasts, and $3.00/pound for rechargeable batteries.  We charge for transportation separately:  The cost of $150 per hour for truck, driver, and helper will be divided among all participating CofC members – so the more who participate, the smaller the cost.  We guarantee the cost won’t go above $75.00; we hope it will be much less.

Service Request

We know you can’t predict exactly, but please give us an idea what and how much you think you’ll collect.  We’ll call you a few days before November 13th to reconfirm, when you’ll probably have a better idea what you’ll be collecting.