Detroit Zoo offering free admission for your electronics waste
Looking for some family fun this fall/winter? The Detroit Zoo is offering free admission in exchange for your broken laptops, used batteries and other discarded electronics for America Recycles Day. Just drop off your items at the water tower parking lot on the north side of the zoo parking structure between noon to 6 p.m. on November 15th or 16th. Each driver will get a voucher for one free admission, valid for regular hours Monday through Thursday until the end of the year.
Devices accepted include: printers, non-tube televisions, computers, wire, DVD and VHS players, batteries, radios and phones. Drivers can get up to two vouchers if they coordinates a drop-off with multiple households and come with a full vehicle of electronics items for recycling.
Participants are advised to delete any personal information on their devices before coming to the event. All hard drives will be destroyed per U.S. Department of Defense standards.
Participants will be asked to answer a brief, 3-question survey to help the zoo to better prepare for the event.
More information:
- Detroit Zoo: Free admission for broken laptops, used batteries, other electronic waste – Detroit Free Press – Updated 11/1/2021
- Call 248-541-5717 or visit detroitzoo.org – for hours, prices, directions, and other info.
- Donate Electronics At Detroit Zoo, Receive Free Admission – Channel 62, CBS Detroit, 11/1/21
- Detroit Zoo: Detroit Zoological Society Rewards Recycling With Free Zoo Admission – Patch.com, 11/1/21
- Detroit Zoo offering free admission in exchange for recycling electronic waste – Fox2Detroit, 11/1/21