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Old 08-15-2025, 08:46 PM
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Looking to dispose of old household electronics or other hazardous material? Consider dropping off these items Saturday, August. 23 at the Gary Breeden Public Works Building for Sumter County’s Amnesty Drop-Off Day. The Amnesty Day event will run from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. Every year residents drop off more than 100,000 pounds of recycled

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Amnesty from what?
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Old 08-16-2025, 06:20 AM
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Amnesty from what?
Usually it costs money to get rid of these items, but on an amnesty day you can get rid of them for free.
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Usually it costs money to get rid of these items, but on an amnesty day you can get rid of them for free.
Is this only for Lake County Residents?
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Is this only for Lake County Residents?
It’s Sumter county but the links do not really say if you have to be a resident or not. I would assume you would have to be a Sumter county resident.
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The Breeden Public Works Building is in Bushnell. For those who don't feel like driving out to Bushnell, there will be another amnesty day on Nov 1st at Lake Okahumpka Park on SR 44.
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This is very helpful information. I have a few items I was concerned about, and this works for me (November 1 in Wildwood).
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Default Marion County doesn't need amnesty
In Marion County we can drop off electronic items any day our recycling center is open.
I use the one by lake Weir.
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Why would it cost money? The part can be valuable for recycling, eg Apple pays to get back their used phones.
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Why would it cost money? The part can be valuable for recycling, eg Apple pays to get back their used phones.
Staples gives you purchase points when you turn in a computer.
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Looking to dispose of old household electronics or other hazardous material? Consider dropping off these items Saturday, August. 23 at the Gary Breeden Public Works Building for Sumter County’s Amnesty Drop-Off Day. The Amnesty Day event will run from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. Every year residents drop off more than 100,000 pounds of recycled

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" Amnesty " = People are being " Pardoned " as in " People " Not for what you are describing.
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Looking to dispose of old household electronics or other hazardous material? Consider dropping off these items Saturday, August. 23 at the Gary Breeden Public Works Building for Sumter County’s Amnesty Drop-Off Day. The Amnesty Day event will run from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. Every year residents drop off more than 100,000 pounds of recycled

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are they shredded?....
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It is time-consuming and expensive for the county to get rid of paint in old cans. They have to take it to a Class ? dump where it cannot leach into drinking water.

So yes, there normally is a fee, and twice a year it is Free .
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Default Davis Recycling Center no longer accepting electronics
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In Marion County we can drop off electronic items any day our recycling center is open.
I use the one by lake Weir.
I tried to drop off a TV damaged in the lightning storm last week at the place by Lake Weir and they said they no longer accept TVs. They told me to go to the Baseline dump or another place which I didn't pay attention to since I was heading towards Baseline Road anyway after the dump. I guess there were plenty of TVs damaged in the storm because the dumpster for electronics was full of them.
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Looking to dispose of old household electronics or other hazardous material? Consider dropping off these items Saturday, August. 23 at the Gary Breeden Public Works Building for Sumter County’s Amnesty Drop-Off Day. The Amnesty Day event will run from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. Every year residents drop off more than 100,000 pounds of recycled

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Try these too:

Sumter County Recycling Solid Waste | Sumter County, FL - Official Website

North Sumter Co. Utility Dependent District (NSCUDD) North Sumter County Utility - The Villages Community Development Districts

Call2Recycle https://www.call2recycle.org/

Earth911 Earth911 - More Ideas, Less Waste

Best Buy https://www.bestbuy.com/site/service...at149900050025

Goodwill https://www.dellreconnect.com/#sort=...2162&radius=50

Staples https://stores.staples.com/search?ic...FINDASTORE::::

Paint https://www.paintcare.org/drop-off-sites/
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