Upcoming Collection Dates
The 2026 E-Waste Event will be Saturday, August 8, at the Douglas County Fairgrounds.
Please plan to bring your dead appliances, gadgets and screens to the FBC Garage August 5–7 — anything that plugged in or ran on batteries. The Green Team will transport it all for you. The dropoff schedule will appear by August 1.
Be ready with your $10 cash for each screen (TV, computer monitor) you bring — their processing charge. We will turn in the cash with our drop-off.
This is a change from past years, when it was held in early summer at Free State High School. To avoid the World Cup events and early high school functions, both date and place have changed. (The main collection event is usually crowded, so save your time, gasoline, and vehicle and let us take it for you!)
Please see below for the list of acceptable stuff, and gather it up! Thanks for caring for our environment and keeping heavy metals out of the local landfill!
How to sign up:
Please click the button below, or email the church office with your name, address, phone number, and list of items to be picked up.
Volunteers needed!
If you can help, contact Marylee Southard or the church office.
Some quick guidelines:
- No amount is too small! Gather up your old small appliances (lamps, recording gadgets, motorized toys, electric kitchen devices, printers, laptops, etc.) and if you have them, their cables and connectors!
- Attach your device’s cable or connector to it, if you have it.
- Remove all bulbs and batteries from your stuff if possible. (See the list below—they don’t want them.)
- Save your dead batteries and fluorescent bulbs—they go to the Household Hazardous Waste facility instead. And we can help you out with that, too! Get more info and keep an eye out for the next hazardous waste collection event HERE.
Here’s the OK list—Anything with a cord or battery, including, but not limited to:
- computers*
- laptops
- monitors (FLAT only, NO CRTS)
- speakers
- keyboards
- mice
- servers
- microwaves
- TVs (But NOT CRT’s)
- gaming systems
- light fixtures (without bulbs! see list below)
- (non-PCB) ballasts
- stereos, radios, phones*
- audio / visual equipment
- lab equipment, cables, battery backup systems
- other small appliances
- CDs, VHS and cassette tapes
* Teknix’s certified equipment handlers take every precaution to guarantee data safety. Any equipment they receive is securely destroyed on site or wiped clean using NIST SP 800-88 standards.
NOT ACCEPTED:
- Fire alarms, smoke detectors, thermometers.
- All light bulbs, PCB ballasts, alkaline batteries (these go to the Household Hazardous Waste facility instead. See HERE for info on Team Green’s monthly hazardous waste collections!)
- Chemicals of any kind, especially hazardous ones
- Tires, furniture, large appliances, and devices containing Freon