Recycling – How Do I Get Rid Of....
The Earth911 website www. earth911. com is one of the best resources for locating recycling centers for various items including those listed below. The following are additional resources for recycling.
Compact Florescent Lighting( CFL) Bulbs- All Home Depot and some Ace Hardware stores accept CFL bulbs for recycling.
Electronics Recycling- Residents can drop off electronic items for recycling from 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM Monday through Friday at the Public Works Building,( 3860 Columbus Blvd) in the designated dumpster located in the parking lot. The list of electronic items which must now be recycled in Illinois follows: Televisions, Monitors, Printers, Computers( laptop, notebook, netbook, tablet), 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.
Household Hazardous Waste( HHW) – The State of Illinois sponsors several one-day drop-off events in the Chicago area each spring and fall. The locations vary from year to year. It also provides funding for several drop-off locations that are open regular hours each week. Information on these options is available on the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity website( www. commerce. state. il. us / dceo /) under the Community Development-Energy and Recycling tab. The West Cook County Solid Waste Agency at 708-453-9100 has information on these drop-off locations and events. Please confirm the
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