Kane County Electronics Recycling Dates for 2009
June 15, 2009 by Carl H. Martens
Filed under Announcements
Since Kane County began recycling obsolete electronic equipment in 2001, more than 30,000 local residents and small businesses have brought in 3.6 million pounds of items to be recycled – enough to fill 135 semi-trailers. Kane County has also recycled 140,000 old floppy disks, 100,000 CDs, 60,000 videocassettes, and 400,000 pounds of books.
Free of charge and open only to residents of Kane County and the Cities of Aurora and Elgin.
Dates:
Now open on Fridays and Saturdays of each month as follows:
Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
2009
January 9 & 10
February 13 & 14
March 13 & 14
April 10 & 11
May 8 & 9
June 12 & 13
July 10 & 11
August 7 & 8
September 11 & 12
October 9 & 10
November 13 & 14
December 11 & 12
Location:
Kane County Circuit Clerk, 540 S. Randall Road, St. Charles
Items Accepted for Recycling:
DO NOT BRING Manuals, Packing Material, Air Conditioners or other appliances, or Household Hazardous Wastes.
Computers and Peripherals:
Personal Computers, Monitors, Printers, Scanners, Modems, Tape, Disk, CD Drives, Cables, Keyboards, Mice, Plotters (Limit of 25 pieces on Towers/CPU’s and Monitors)
Entertainment Equipment:
Televisions, Camcorders, Cameras, Stereo Equipment (no speakers), Game Players, Joysticks
Office Equipment:
Telephones, Cell Phones, Pagers, Answering Machines, Typewriters, Calculators, Adding Machines, Fax Machines, Shredders, Copiers, Postage Meters
Other:
Microwave Ovens
Software:
Electronic Media: Floppy Discs, Compact Discs (and cases), Videotapes, Audio Cassettes)
Please remove all paper and recycle it with your mixed paper at home.
Books:
We also accept both hardbound and paperback books.
CO-SPONSORS
Kane County Department of Environmental Management
Cities of Aurora, Batavia, Elgin, Geneva, and St. Charles
FOR MORE INFORMATION: (630) 208-3841
