MCC Hosting Electronics Waste Collection

 The McHenry County Department of Health, Lou Marchi Total Recycling Institute at McHenry County College and SIMS Recycling Solutions are sponsoring a one-day residential electronics waste recycling event at no cost to residents. The event will take place from 8 am to 3:30 pm on Saturday, June 11 at McHenry County College, 8900 U.S. Hwy. 14 in Crystal Lake.

“Electronics is one of the fastest growing segments of the solid waste stream and has been identified as a priority in the County’s Solid Waste Program and by our residents,” said Kristy Hecke, solid waste manager for the McHenry County Department of Health, Environmental Health Division.

Beginning Jan. 1, 2012, the Illinois' Electronic Products Recycling and Reuse Act landfill ban for Covered Electronic Devices (CEDs) will go into effect. CEDs include televisions, computers (including laptops), monitors and printers.

Items accepted at the collection event include TVs (all sizes and kinds), computers (including laptops), computer monitors, hard drives and miscellaneous PC components, handheld electronic organizers/games (PDAs), CD ROM/DVD/Zip/tape drives, cords and cables (power, USB, etc), typewriters/word processors, printers, keyboards, computer mice, VCRs/DVD players, digital cameras, camcorders, MP3 players/iPods, hair dryers, coffee makers, calculators, microwave ovens, mobile phones, fax machines, paper shredders.

For a complete list of electronics that will be accepted at the collection event, visit www.mcdh.info and look for the June 2011 events.

For more information, contact Kristy Hecke, at 815-334-4585 or email klhecke@co.mchenry.il.us or Pat Dieckhoff, at 815-479-7817 or email pdieckhoff@mchenry.edu