CANTON, GA (Dec. 14, 2023) – Residents were eager to offload their old electronics at the Cherokee County Recycling Center’s electronics recycling event.
“We are very pleased with the community response,” said Community Services Agency Director Bryan Reynolds. “We were able to collect 22.17 tons of recyclable material at this event.”
The electronics recycling event, hosted in partnership with ECO Trading LLC, was held Dec. 9 at the Cherokee County Administration Building in Canton. More than 300 vehicles were seen at the four-hour drive-through event. Event staff, which included county employees, volunteers from Keep Cherokee Beautiful and student-volunteers from Etowah High School, were able to fill several box trucks with recycled items ranging from personal computers to large tube televisions.
“I want to thank all of the volunteers for their hard work in making this event successful and also thank ECO Trading LLC for their support,” said District 3 Commissioner Benny Carter. “Through their hard work, we were able to raise nearly $4,000 for the Keep Cherokee Beautiful organization.”
For more information, call the Recycling Center at 770-516-4195 or visit online at cherokeega.com/recycling-center.
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ABOUT CHEROKEE COUNTY
Located 30 miles north of downtown Atlanta, Cherokee County is part of the 11-county metro-Atlanta area. Cherokee County boasts a population of more than 281,000, according to the July 2022 Census estimates. It is the one of the fastest growing counties in the metro region and its overall Board of Commissioners-controlled tax burden per capita is one of the lowest in the region. Cherokee County has award-winning parks and recreational facilities, is a destination for corporate headquarters and is a great place to live, work and play. Cherokee County is the best of both worlds because it’s where “Metro Meets the Mountains.” Learn more at cherokeega.com.
