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The Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority will sponsor a joint “Electronics Recycling Day” for the city and town of Little Falls.
The day will take place this Saturday, with a tractor-trailer parked at the city garage on Loomis Street between the hours of 8 a.m. and 2 p.m.
This, according to Mayor Bob Peters, will provide residents the opportunity to dispose of material in a safe way.
“The Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority will cover the cost, disposal, transportation and labor,” said Peters at Monday night’s meeting of the Board of Public Works. “There is no cost to the city or to the town for this collection day.”
Accepted material includes desktop computers, laptop computers and computer monitors, speakers, keyboards, mice, scanners, hardware and printers, cords and cables, answering machines, battery chargers, calculators, camcorders and video equipment, cash registers, CD players, desktop copiers, DVD players, electric fans, fax machines, fish locators, GPS devices, paper shredders, electronic game consoles, printer ink jet cartridges and toner cartridges, video and film projectors, radios, record players, sewing machines, stereos, tape players, telephones and cellular phones, two-way radios, typewriters and word processors, VCRs, television sets, microwaves, remote controls and large copiers.
Peters said that the city had hoped to provide a hazardous waste pick-up day this year for residents, but the Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority was unable to obtain the necessary permitting. “If possible, this program will be incorporated into the city’s solid waste removal and recycling program next year,” he said. “The permitting for the Electronics Recycling Day is covered under the Authority’s current permit.”
In other business Monday:
•Assistant Crew Chief David Carpineti, Water Superintendent Gordon Douglas and Crew Chief John Sullivan were granted permission to attend the New York State Conference of Mayors’ Public Works Training School on Oct. 20-23 at the Saratoga Springs Holiday Inn.
•The board approved the purchase of two Ford 550 trucks for the Department of Public Works.
The fully-equipped trucks have a cost of $65,000 each and are similar to the 2006 Ford 550 truck currently used by the DPW.
“It has been a good truck so far,” said Sullivan of the Ford 550.
“These trucks are used in both winter and summer, and will allow us to use our larger trucks only when absolutely necessary,” said Peters.
“These trucks are necessity items,” said Commissioner Rodney St. Louis. “And it’s a good idea to continue to go with the Ford 550s.”
The Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority will sponsor a joint “Electronics Recycling Day” for the city and town of Little Falls.
The day will take place this Saturday, with a tractor-trailer parked at the city garage on Loomis Street between the hours of 8 a.m. and 2 p.m.
This, according to Mayor Bob Peters, will provide residents the opportunity to dispose of material in a safe way.
“The Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority will cover the cost, disposal, transportation and labor,” said Peters at Monday night’s meeting of the Board of Public Works. “There is no cost to the city or to the town for this collection day.”
Accepted material includes desktop computers, laptop computers and computer monitors, speakers, keyboards, mice, scanners, hardware and printers, cords and cables, answering machines, battery chargers, calculators, camcorders and video equipment, cash registers, CD players, desktop copiers, DVD players, electric fans, fax machines, fish locators, GPS devices, paper shredders, electronic game consoles, printer ink jet cartridges and toner cartridges, video and film projectors, radios, record players, sewing machines, stereos, tape players, telephones and cellular phones, two-way radios, typewriters and word processors, VCRs, television sets, microwaves, remote controls and large copiers.
Peters said that the city had hoped to provide a hazardous waste pick-up day this year for residents, but the Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority was unable to obtain the necessary permitting. “If possible, this program will be incorporated into the city’s solid waste removal and recycling program next year,” he said. “The permitting for the Electronics Recycling Day is covered under the Authority’s current permit.”
In other business Monday:
•Assistant Crew Chief David Carpineti, Water Superintendent Gordon Douglas and Crew Chief John Sullivan were granted permission to attend the New York State Conference of Mayors’ Public Works Training School on Oct. 20-23 at the Saratoga Springs Holiday Inn.
•The board approved the purchase of two Ford 550 trucks for the Department of Public Works.
The fully-equipped trucks have a cost of $65,000 each and are similar to the 2006 Ford 550 truck currently used by the DPW.
“It has been a good truck so far,” said Sullivan of the Ford 550.
“These trucks are used in both winter and summer, and will allow us to use our larger trucks only when absolutely necessary,” said Peters.
“These trucks are necessity items,” said Commissioner Rodney St. Louis. “And it’s a good idea to continue to go with the Ford 550s.”
