Today -- from 9 am to noon, you can bring electronic waste and documents for shredding to Grafton Township, 10109 Vine Street, Huntley Illinois. No early or late drop offs, please. An on-site document shredding truck will be available at no cost to participants. Please bring your paper in a paper bag. All electronic items that do not have a compressor will be accepted
“It’s insane to think about the amount of waste that’s being generated,” said Mel Nickerson, an attorney at the Environmental Law and Policy Center in Chicago and co-author of Illinois’ e-waste law. Beginning next year, the Illinois law bans e-waste from landfills. Effective January 2012, per Public Act 095-0959, a local garbage company will start leaving electronics at the curbside rather than collecting them to put in the landfills.
E-waste is the fastest-growing segment of the nation’s garbage, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. An Illinois law that took effect last year requires electronics manufacturers to achieve recycling goals, but they’re falling short of benchmarks that were already lower than those in other states. Trying to meet the law’s benchmarks, manufacturers contract with recyclers and report the weight of collected items to the Illinois EPA.
Residency is not required to take advantage of this bi-annual event. Questions about acceptable items for recycling by visiting www.graftontownship.
Donations of non-perishable food items for the Food Pantry at Grafton Township would be greatly appreciated at the time items are dropped off at Grafton Township, 10109 Vine Street, Huntley.
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