WHEATON, Ill. – Start gathering your old scrap metal, books, cell phones, bicycles – and now electronics. The Environmental Improvement Commission recently added electronics to its list of items that can be recycled at its April 17 Recycling Extravaganza.
The commission encourages residents to bring items to be recycled to the commuter parking lot at Liberty Drive and Carlton Avenue 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 17. Residents can bring books, scrap metal (except refrigerators, freezers or air conditioners), eye glasses, keys, hearing aids, worn American flags, cell phones and bicycles in working order. People are welcome to take books home with them at no charge. No batteries or other hazardous waste can be accepted.
In addition, Creative Recycling will be collecting electronics for recycling. All electronic equipment is acceptable with the exception of hazardous, radioactive or biohazardous waste. Examples of items accepted for recycling include:
- Desktop and laptop computers, monitors, keyboards, mice, modems and hard drives
- Televisions, VCRs, DVD players
- Radios, tape players, CD players
- Printers, phones, fax machines, scanners
- Electronic games
- Microwaves and small household appliances
- Power and network cables
This event’s success is dependent on volunteers. To help, people of high school age or older can call 630-690-1237 or 630-653-8877.
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