June 12

Milwaukee has reached an electronic scrap milestone, surpassing 1 million pounds of computers and equipment collected since 2006.

The city´s Department of Public Works runs two Self-Help recycling centers where it collects electronic waste on an ongoing basis and has hosted several collection events. The city does not accept televisions at the centers, but did take them during an April 26 collection event due to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grant.

Milwaukee recycles nearly 99 percent of the material it collects, said Rick Meyers, recycling manager for the DPW.

Contact Waste News reporter Joe Truini at (330) 865-6166 or jtruini@crain.com

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