Nesquehoning is holding a free electronics recycling event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday. The event, operated by Responsible Recycling Services, will take place at the borough's recycling bins, located along Locust Street.

Items that will be accepted free of charge include: desktop and laptop computers, keyboards and mice, printers, fax machines, floor copiers, cables and cords, telephones and cell phones, calculators and adding machines, UPS battery backups and laptop batteries, toner and ink cartridges, audio visual equipment and plotters, filing cabinets, projectors, DVD players and VCRs, gaming systems, stereos and speakers, microwaves and small appliances, metal items, exercise equipment, car batteries (sealed lead acid) and car routers, bed frames and rain spouting, washers and dryers, stoves (ranges) and dishwashers.Additional items can be recycled but include a fee. They are: tube-type televisions, $30; wooden cabinet, projection, big screen televisions, $50; tube-type CRT monitors, $10; LCD monitors and LCS and plasma TVs, $5; air conditioners, $20; dehumidifiers, $20; refrigerators, $20; and floor freezers, $20. Televisions must be complete. No broken TVs will be accepted.Destruction services are available for a fee, including offsite hard drive destruction, $10 per drive; and offsite document destruction, $10 per standard paper size box. Both includes a certificate of destruction.Only cash and checks accepted. Checks should be made payable to Responsible Recycling Services or RRS.