Kansas City will hold a big recycling event Saturday

Kansas City will hold a free recycling collection event from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at Manual Technical Center, 1320 Truman Road.

The event, which is open to anyone in the area, brings together a host of community partners that specialize in hard-to-recycle trash:

▪ Surplus Exchange: cellphones, printers and other electronic devices. Monitor recycling costs $10 to $15 per item; other items recycled free.

▪ Disabled American Veterans: Clothing, accessories, books, footwear, toys, linens, housewares, small appliances (all in good working condition).

▪ Truman Habitat for Humanity Kansas City: Construction salvage, tools, building materials.

▪ Ripple Glass: All glass food and beverage containers of any color (including Mason jars and glass drinking vessels such as wine glasses).

▪ Kansas City municipal government: Waste tires, plastic bags, household batteries, household hazardous waste such as oils, paint and antifreeze.

▪ RevolveKC: Bicycles.

▪ Avenue of Life: Mattresses and furniture in good repair, household appliances for recycling or repair.

▪ Document Resources: Shredding of up to five medium boxes or bags of paper documents per person.

This story was originally published November 10, 2015 at 4:31 PM with the headline "Kansas City will hold a big recycling event Saturday."