Keep Phoenix Beautiful (KPB) will bring its popular “I Recycle Phoenix” festival to Christown Spectrum Mall on Saturday, Jan. 15, to help Valley residents recycle items they no longer need. Through partnerships with the City of Phoenix’s Public Works Department and other local organizations, KPB will accept a variety of items taking up space in homes, offices, closets, drawers, and garages. Items collected will be recycled or donated to local nonprofits.

Items that you can recycle, repurpose or donate range from electronics, magazines, bicycles, sporting equipment, office supplies, gently used household items, gently loved toys and document shredding. Non-perishable food, hygiene products and used clothing will also be accepted for Nourish Phoenix Food and Clothing Bank.

Books, toys, bikes, sporting equipment, clothing and art supplies will be donated to local nonprofits, such as Treasures 4 Teachers and Bike Saviours. Westech Recyclers will take electronics and old cell phones and residents can bring documents to be shredded by Security Document Destruction. Up to five banker boxes of documents will be shred for free.

If you still have a live Christmas tree to dispose of, you also can bring it to the event. Just be sure to remove all the ornaments, lights, tinsel and stands. Trees will be recycled into mulch for the city.

Items that will not be accepted include CRT TVs and monitors, single-use batteries, fluorescent tubes, and light bulbs. Household hazardous waste items such as paint, tires and chemicals will also not be accepted.

See the full list of accepted items at https://www.keepphxbeautiful.org.

The event runs from 7 a.m. until noon behind the Wal-Mart store (enter off Montebello Avenue).

This is a free, nonprofit-run event open to all Valley residents. Monetary donations are welcome as well. For more information or other event dates, visit https://www.keepphxbeautiful.org/i-recycle-phoenix/.