GULF SHORES, Ala. — Citizens and businesses with unused electronic equipment that needs to be discharged, may do so in January when Orange Beach and Gulf Shores join together for an E-Cycling Day. The Clean Coast Partnership will host the event on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Gulf State Park Pavilion.

“This is a recycling opportunity that will not cost the city, the members of the community that participate or anyone anything,” said Gulf Shores Councilman Steve Jones at a recent council meeting. Jones is a member of the Clean Coast Partnership steering committee.

“A company that we identified out of Birmingham called Technical Knock Out will be bringing a tractor trailer truck, maybe two, based on the response that they think we will get.”

The company will accept just about any electronic equipment to recycle except for television sets. Computer monitors will be accepted, but there will be a $3.50 charge for a small monitor and a $7.50 charge for a large monitor, because these are items that are not fit to dispose of by landfill.

According to Jones, Orange Beach hosted a similar event.

“This will be a fabulous benefit to our area. Folks can dispose of cell phones, old computer equipment, and computer hard drives, which can be destroyed securely for a $10 charge. These are all items that don’t belong in a landfill, and the good part about this is that they will be all taken back to Birmingham, stripped down and melted down, and all of the revenue from the recycling stays here in the state of Alabama,” Jones said.

Other items that will be accepted include keyboards, cables, power supplies, mice, copiers, wiring, fax machines, scanners, cell phones, telephones, battery back-ups, household electronics, metal filing cabinets, metal shelves and print cartridges.

The Clean Coast Partnership is a collaborative effort to coordinate city, state, business and individual efforts and resources for recycling and other environmentally friendly practices island-wide.

“We need to keep in mind that this is not just for our two cities. This is a regional event, and we want as many people as possible to bring their items on this day. We wanted to wait until after Christmas so that any electronic items that need discarding, can be done so properly. I know I have an attic full of stuff that I need to get rid of. Hopefully everyone will participate.”