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- URL: https://www.smdp.com/071906-story-20060719-2/
- Published: 2006-07-19T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T19:01:31.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Environment, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

Got an old stereo and computer cluttering your garage? Don’t throw it away, recycle it.

Youth volunteers from the American Red Cross of Santa Monica will be collecting old electronics — stereos, television sets, telephones, computers and more — in the parking lot of the Wild Oats Market at 500 Wilshire Blvd. on Saturday, July 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Additional electronic recycling drives will be held at the Santa Monica Red Cross Chapter at 1450 11th St. every Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. throughout the summer, ending Labor Day.

The consumer electronic recyclables will be collected in association with California Recycles, a private electronic waste management company. A portion of the proceeds obtained from the electronic recycling drive will benefit Santa Monica Red Cross youth programs.

Recent changes in state law prohibits the disposal of old and used electronics, including batteries, in the trash. Consumer electronic items, including electronic office equipment must be disposed of properly and that includes recycling, according to Red Cross officials.

Items that scan be recycled include CRT monitors and television sets, regular and cellular telephones, phone answering machines, and accessories.

Stereo equipment including loudspeakers, tape and cassette players and recorders, DVD and VCR players, computers and computer peripherals, scanners and fax machines, batteries, printer cartridges, audio and video tapes and floppy discs are all recyclable.

The Santa Monica Red Cross and California Recycles suggest that all files and personal data be erased or wiped from the hard drive of any computers turned in for recycling, as well as phone systems or answering machines to ensure privacy protections.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on July 19, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/071906.pdf?ref=smdp.com)