A total of 170 vehicles showed up, and their passengers turned in 950 electronic items at Charleston County's Environmental Management Department's second annual Electronic Recycling Day on Saturday, Nov. 14 at the Tanger Outlet shopping center. During Electronic Recycling Day, residents dropped off their old, non-working or unused electronics to be recycled. Electronic devices often consist of valuable resources such as precious metals (gold or silver), more common metals (aluminum and copper) and engineered plastics. Electronic recycling helps to recover these valuable materials while also conserving energy and landfill space.
Charleston County photo by Theresa Martin