On Saturday, April 28, In conjunction with Electronics Recycling, and along with corporate sponsor Black & Veatch, 11401 Lamar, the Overland Park 2012 Recycling Extravaganza will offer opportunities to recycle more materials than ever before.

You can bring:

• Confidential documents, which will be destroyed on site by ProShred Security, and you can watch. The suggested donation for this service is $5 for a standard file box and $10 for larger quantities.
• Cell phones will be collected by Sprint. Your old cell phone has moved from your hip, pocket or purse into a drawer or cabinet and is ready for recycling. Sprint will be on hand to make certain your phone is properly recycled while benefiting great charities such as the Boy Scouts and Girls Club of America.
• Usable building material will be collected by Heartland Habitat for Humanity ReStore. Donate your new and usable building materials, hardware, fixtures and appliances to ReStore. Your donations may be tax deductible, and will benefit Heartland Habitat for Humanity's building projects.
• Unused fabric and notions are being accepted for reuse by Fabric Recycles of Overland Park. Fabric Recycles offers an opportunity to recycle unusual lengths and sizes of fabrics and trims as well as notions and machines.
• Clothing and housewares will be collected by Goodwill Industries. Clothing, housewares, small appliances, furniture, toys and many other items will be accepted.
• Electronics such as computers, monitors, printers, TVs, VCRs and stereos will be responsibly recycled by Surplus Exchange. While most items will be accepted at no charge, there will be a fee of $10 for monitors, and $10-$25 for TVs.
• Unneeded or outdated medication will be collected by the Overland Park Police Department for appropriate disposal. There are no forms to fill out or questions to answer. So clean out your medicine cabinet and help protect the environment.
• Musical instruments will be accepted by a group from Bishop Ward High School. Collected instruments will be repaired and reused, if possible, or recycled for their parts and materials. No pianos or organs.
• Hearing aids that are no longer needed will be accepted by the University of Kansas Medical Center Audiology Clinic so they can be reused for others.
• Eyeglasses and sunglasses will be accepted. Bring your old, unused eyewear so that it can be used by others in need.
• Hardback books including old textbooks and encyclopedias are hard to recycle. They aren't accepted for recycling at the drop off center or at curbside, but we'll have a group at the event that has the technology to remove the binding and recycle the paper.
• Bicycles will be collected by Revolve. Give your unwanted bike new life and bring a smile to another by donating it. Revolve will repair and reuse whatever is feasible on your old bike and recycle the rest.