Earn a reward for recycling!

The Detroit Zoo is teaming up with the Metroparks to conserve habitats and reduce waste in the Great Lakes! For one day only, you can bring your old, unwanted electronics to Lake St. Clair Metropark to be sustainably recycled. As a reward, you can earn tickets to the Detroit Zoo, redeemable for one year. Small loads (at least 17 gallons) earn one Zoo ticket, while large loads (a whole backseat of a vehicle or trunk full) earn two.

Every electronic recycled reduces landfill waste, protects animal habitats and makes the world a greener place! Registered participants get free entry to the Metropark the day of the event. Registration is required.

Date: Saturday, September 22
Time: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Cost: Free entry to the park for registered participants.
Location: Lake St. Clair Metropark, Back Parking Lot B

What to recycle:

• All TVs and monitors (flat screen, CRT, etc.)
• Printers
• Computers and laptops
• Cell phones and tablets
• Holiday lights, cords and other wire
• DVD and VHS players
• Batteries*
• Radios
• Small electronics
• Small appliances (does not include refrigerators)

Personal information should be deleted from electronic devices before coming to recycle. All hard drives will be destroyed to U.S. Department of Defense standards. A certificate of destruction can be emailed upon request.

What NOT to bring:

• Light bulbs (You can instead register for hazardous waste drop off at macombgov.org.)
• Smoke detectors (You can instead return to the manufacturer or wrap in newsprint and discard at your curbside.)

* Please use clear tape to cover all terminals of the following types of batteries: lithium (including button cells), sealed lead-acid, anything greater than 9 volts and any batteries that you are unsure of the chemical composition. Clear tape helps in properly identifying chemistries. Uncovered terminals on the specified chemistries are fire hazards.