Electronic Products Landfill Ban Begins January 1, 2012
Beginning January 1,
2012, the Illinois
Electronic Products Recycling and Reuse Act landfill
ban for certain electronic devices will take effect. Electronic items
such as televisions, monitors, computers and printers are some of the most
common items that will no longer be allowed in the regular trash.
Residents of the County should direct prohibited electronic items to a
residential recycling collection event hosted by SWALCO or SWALCO sponsored
electronic drop off locations.
Other recycling or
reuse options that may be available include; donation of good working equipment
to a charitable organization, utilizing an at home collection service or
bringing them to a retail store that accepts electronics for recycling.
For more information, go to www.swalco.org.
Nearby SWALCO Sponsored Electronic Drop Off
Locations
Cuba Township (Road District Facility)
28070 W. Cuba
Road, Barrington
ONLY Fridays 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (excluding holidays)
Village of Wauconda
(Public Works Facility)
302 Slocum Lake Road
Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
(excluding holidays)
Wauconda Township
(Road District Facility)
505 W. Bonner Road
1st Saturday of each month 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
(fluorescent light bulbs are also
accepted at the Wauconda Township Highway Department)
Accepted Items:
Televisions, Monitors, Printers, Computers (including tablet computers), Electronic Keyboards,
Facsimile Machines, Videocassette Recorders, Portable Digital Music
Players, Digital Video Disc
Players, Video Game Consoles, Small Scale Servers,
Scanners, Electronic Mice,
Digital Converter Boxes, Cable Receivers, Satellite Receivers, Digital Video
Disc Recorders, Computer Drives, Modems,
Mainframes, PDA Organizers, Telephones, Stereos, CD Players, Cameras,
Shredders, Small Household Appliances, Holiday Lights, Microwave Ovens.
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