GODFREY – Lewis and Clark Community College’s Office of Sustainability, CJD e-Cycling and the Riverbend Growth Association (RBGA), are hosting a community eWaste drive from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, and Saturday, Oct. 25, in the Tolle Lane parking lot across from L&C’s Godfrey campus.
Illinois law prohibits landfill disposal of electronic devices, including televisions and computers, and some companies charge as much as $20 to dispose of them for residents.
CJD e-Cycling will take items for free, providing community members with a secure, Earth-friendly option for discarding used electronics.
The following is a sampling of the items that will be accepted:
* Anything with a cord, and anything metal * Computers, monitors, printers, cables and peripherals (keyboards, mice, etc.) * Fax machines, scanners, digital converter boxes, cable receivers, satellite receivers * Video game consoles, digital video disc player/recorders, portable digital music players * Networking equipment, server, telecommunications, phones, cell phones, clocks, etc. * VCR, stereos, and audio/video equipment (including cable/satellite) * Holiday lights, metal decorations and metal furniture * Electrical, cabling, communication machinery, and equipment * Home electronics, blenders, toasters, irons, etc. * White goods: washers, dryers, dishwashers, furnaces, etc. * Medical equipment and all types of diagnostic equipment (call to verify equipment) * Industrial machinery and equipment (including power and gas equipment) * Lawn equipment, tools, old mowers, tillers, etc. * Air conditioners, refrigerators, and humidifiers * Old motors, non PCB Type transformers and other electrical equipment * Car and rechargeable household batteries and lead items * Non-ferrous metals
The following are items that will not be accepted:
Please note, only one CRT monitor per tower. CRT monitors will not be accepted without a tower.
For more information, contact Keener at (618) 468-2782 or by e-mail at nkeener@lc.edu. Contact CJD eRecycling at cjd.ecycling@gmail.com or by phone at (618) 433-9200.
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