Two opportunities in Cobb for electronic recycling

Saturday is document shredding and electronic recycling day in Cobb County with events in Powder Springs and Acworth.

BookendZ and Keep Cobb Beautiful are offering the free shredding services at BookendZ, 5001 McNeel Industrial Blvd. in Powder Springs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Each car is limited to 100 pounds of papers to be shredded. Acworth will receive electronics and metal for recycling in the Acworth library parking lot, 4569 Dallas St., from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Recycling is free, except for a $10 fee for computer monitors and $20 for televisions.

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