• Mesquite Recycles Day is Nov. 9 from 8 – 12 noon at Poteet High School  (Mesquite)
• Electronic Waste Collection and Paper Shredding on Nov. 9 from 9 – 12 noon at Rockwall-Heath High School  (Heath)
• Electronic Waste Collection and Paper Shredding on Nov. 16 from 9 – 12 noon at 132 W. High Street (Wills Point)

Mesquite Recycles Day is Saturday – November 9 

Keep Mesquite Beautiful (KMB) and the City of Mesquite host their semi-annual Recycles Day event on Saturday, November 9th  from 8 a.m. – noon at Poteet High School, 3300 Poteet Drive in Mesquite. For more information contact KMB at 972-329-8331 or kmb@cityofmesquite.com.

The following list of items will be accepted:

• E-waste(computers, monitors, television, printers, any electronic device)
• Used cellular phones, cellular phone batteries and accessories, used laser and      ink jet printer cartridges, and used rechargeable batteries
• Gently used eye glasses
• Gently used books, magazines, videos, DVDs, CDs, and Books on Tape
• Gently used clothing, handbags, linens, and towels
• Gently used toys and children’s items
• Tires and used appliances

A document destruction truck will also be available on site. Shredding will be done off-site through Greenstar Security Destruction, a NAID (National Association of Information Destruction) certified company.

Commercial office waste and household hazardous waste will NOT be accepted at this event. All household hazardous waste (i.e. paint cans, pesticides, and motor oil) must be taken to the Dallas County Home Chemical Collection Center located at 11234 Plano Road, Dallas, Texas 75243.