Nesquehoning is holding a free electronics recycling event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 27. 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 cellphones, 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-typetelevisions, $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 also available for a fee. These include off-site hard drive destruction, $10 per drive; and off-site document destruction, $10 per standard paper size box. Both includes a certificate of destruction.If recycling an item that has a fee, only cash and checks accepted.Checks should be made payable to Responsible Recycling Services or RRS.In other matters, Nesquehoning officials want to stress to residents that large item pickup will only take place the first trash pick up of the month, regardless of if it is a full week.Large items put out other pick up days during the month will not be taken and, if left on the curb, may result in a citation.