The Environmental Defenders of McHenry County (EDMC) will hold their December recycling collection from 9 a.m. - noon on Saturday, Dec. 11 at the McHenry County Farm Bureau parking lot, 1102 McConnell Road in Woodstock, from 9:00 a.m. to Noon.
The organization collects only certain materials that are not normally accepted by curbside trash haulers. Items accepted for recycling include car batteries, rechargeable batteries, car batteries, lithium and button batteries. No single-use alkaline batteries are accepted.
“These safely be disposed of in a zip-lock type bag and placed in the trash,” said recycling drive coordinator Dwight Dalton. “There is little or no recyclable material in alkaline batteries.”
The Defenders’ recycling drive also collects fluorescent tubes, clean white Styrofoam™, packing peanuts, and bubble wrap. Electronics such as computers, phones, printers, electronic toys, TVs and computer monitors will be accepted for a donation. A donation is also requested for fluorescent bulbs and batteries that are brought in.
The public is invited to drive up and drop off any of these items for recycling. Volunteers will be on hand to help unload and sort the items. For questions about proper disposal of other materials, interested persons may consult the 2010 McHenry County Green Guide online at www.mchenry.edu/recycling. Printed copies of the guide also are available at the Defenders’ office at 110 S. Johnson St. in Woodstock.
The Environmental Defenders Recycling Drive is held on the second Saturday of each month at alternating locations in Woodstock and McHenry. For more details, visit the Defenders’ website at www.mcdef.org or phone (815) 338-0393 during normal business hours. The Environmental Defenders of McHenry County is a citizen-based, 501c3 not-for-profit organization, dedicated to the preservation and improvement of the environment.
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