Friday, May 21, 2010

Electronic Waste Collection at McHenry County College On Saturday

McHenry County Department of Health (MCDH) has partnered with Lou Marchi Total Recycling Institute at McHenry County College and Sims Recycling Solutions to recycle electronic waste. Also accepting clothing, shoes and eye glasses.
There is a limit of 10 electronic items per resident. Christmas lights will not be accepted.
List of acceptable items:
-Cameras (digital)
-Camcorders
-Computers (including laptops)
-Computer Monitors (CRT & LCD)
-Computer Mice
-CD ROM/DVD/ZIP/
-Cords & Cables (power, USB, etc.)
-Fax Machines
-Games (PDAs)
-Handheld Electronic Organizers/
-Hard drives and misc. PC components
-Joysticks/Game controls
-Keyboards
-MP3 players/iPods
-Mobile phones
-Pagers
-Portable CD players
-Printers (laser, inkjet)
-Radios/stereos
-Scanners
-TVs
-Tape drives
-Typewriters/Word Processors
-VCRs/DVD Players
-Video game players

In addition to electronics, Lou Marchi will accept personal items for reuse/recycling – clothing and shoes (on behalf of U’SAgain) and eye glasses (Harvard Lions Club).

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