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Kansas City will offer free recycling on Saturday


Surplus Exchange, one of the community partners in the recycling event, will collect electronics.
Surplus Exchange, one of the community partners in the recycling event, will collect electronics. The Kansas City Star

Kansas City government and Kansas City Public Schools are teaming up to host a free recycling event Saturday.

Residents can bring electronics, clothing, glass, batteries, bicycles, mattresses and other recyclable items to 1320 Truman Road from 8 a.m. to noon. Shredding will be available for documents, with a limit of five bags or boxes per person.

The event brings together community partners that will assist in collecting hard-to-recycle items. Among them:

▪ Surplus Exchange: cellphones, printers, scanners, keyboards, televisions, VCRs, fax machines, copiers and other electronics. Monitors will be recycled for $10 and other items are free.

▪ Kansas City: tires, yard waste, batteries, oil and paint, fertilizers, hazardous cleaners, pool chemicals and other household hazardous waste.

▪ Disabled veterans: clothing and shoes, books, toys, linens, housewares and small appliances in good working condition.

▪ RevolveKC: bicycles.

▪ Avenue of Life: mattresses, furniture, household appliances.

To reach Lynn Horsley, call 816-226-2058 or send email to lhorsley@kcstar.com.

This story was originally published May 24, 2015 at 10:00 AM with the headline "Kansas City will offer free recycling on Saturday."

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