MILFORD — The public can recycle electronic equipment for free 8 a.m. to noon Oct. 3 at Fowler Memorial Field behind the Milford Public Library, 57 New Haven Ave.
Acceptable items include computer equipment, including monitors, and appliances such as washing machines, refrigerators and air conditioners. A fee will be charged for television sets: $8 for plastic and $14 for wood. The event is sponsored by the Milford Technology Advisory Council and the Boys and Girls Club.
The volunteer MTAC provides free computers and technical support to United Way organizations. The computers are donated by the Board of Education and refurbished by MTAC. More than 200 computers have been distributed and installed. MTAC also provides computers to city youths who do not have computers at home. MTAC aims to ensure that all low- and moderate-income youths have a computer at home. It also wants to provide free wireless service downtown.
For more details, call Paul Brunelle at 848-7268 or Paul.Brunelle@microsoft.com or Michael Zabinski at 710-5771 or zabinski@fairfield.edu.