Volunteers collected a total of 48,278 pounds of electronic waste at Grafton Township Saturday, officials said.

“I have saved this truckload of electronics in my basement for 25 years.  Thank you for giving me this opportunity to dispose of it for free and without putting it in our landfills,” said one of the first people in line at the recycling event.

Thirty Com 2 employees and volunteers worked steadily from 10 am to 2 pm to unload cars and trucks.  

There were 63 pallets filled with electronic waste. Concerns about privacy protection were quickly allayed when residents were shown what a shredded hard drive looked like after Com 2 used their special machine to destroy them.

Volunteers from the Huntley Lions Club, Sun City Computer Club, Huntley Trinity Lutheran Church, Huntley Historical Society, Huntley High School Honor Society and the Grafton Township Board all worked together to serve the local community.  Tovar Snow Plowing donated safety vests for the volunteers. Grafton Township thanked all the volunteers.  

To view Huntley Patch's pictures of this event, click here. More photos are available on the township’s website.