GUILDERLAND — The Guilderland Central School District will hold its bi-annual Recycling Extravaganza on Saturday, April 28, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Farnsworth Middle School at 6072 State Farm Rd.

This community-wide event is open to both residents and non-residents of the school district. No certificate of residency is required. All items are dropped off at no charge to attendees.

Members of Guilderland High School Environmental Club will collecting deposit bottles and cans. All items will be reused, repurposed, or recycled by these vendors: Youth L.I.F.E. Support, Troy Bike Rescue, Victory Church, 15 Love, Hannaford, JGS Recycling, County Waste, American Clothing Company, and Jezreel International.

Examples of what can be brought to the school for recycling include:

— Durable medical goods: walkers, wheelchairs, canes and all similar types of items;

— Personal care items: unopened toiletries, baby wipes, diapers, sanitary products;

— Furniture/small household items: Beds frames (all sizes), futons, sofas, loveseats, living room chairs, small area rugs, throw pillows, small kitchen table sets, small dressers and bookshelves, nightstands, end and coffee tables, lamps, humidifiers, toasters, ovens, microwaves, coffee makers, irons/ironing boards, small mixers, vacuums, mops, brooms, fans, and space heaters;

— Small household items in good condition only;

— Books: In good condition for donation or in any condition for recycling;

— Metals: Lawn mowers, patio furniture, swing sets, grills, steel I-beams, fences, refrigerators and any other metal items;

— Bikes, trikes, scooters: in working condition or not; all accepted;

— Paper: phone books, office papers and envelopes, catalogs, magazines, newspapers and boxes. Please note that blueprints, carbon papers and egg cartons will not be accepted;

— Plastics: including beverage bottles, plastic bags, and all other types of plastic items;

— Textiles and clothing: clothing, shoes, towels, pocketbooks, belts, fabrics, blankets, comforters, sheets; and

— Electronics: No television or cathode-ray tube monitors. All other electronic items are accepted. Included are: desktop computers, laptops, servers/server racks, monitors, networking equipment, printers/copiers/scanners, cell phones, wires, keyboards, electronic parts, audio equipment, toner/ink cartridges, and household electronics  like microwaves, VCRs, lamps, and game consoles.

Items that are wet, moldy, malodorous, toxic, or dangerous in any manner cannot be accepted.

Carpeting, area rugs, tires, and garbage are not accepted and will also be rejected.

The collection site for the Recycling Extravaganza is in the front parking lot of Farnsworth Middle School. For more information, contact District Recycling and Conservation Coordinator Renee Panetta at 518-861-5246 , ext. 338; or 518-423-6708.