There will be one more chance to get rid of old electronics before the holiday this coming Saturday, December 5th, 2015 in both DeKalb and Genoa. Clean out that old garbage before you bring more ‘stuff’ into your home! Please note that there will be no Recycling event for DeKalb and Genoa during the month of January.
Recycling events take place in DeKalb the first Saturday of each month in DeKalb at City Lot #3 at Grove and S. 4th St. from 9am to 11am. There will be no event 1/2/16, 7/2/16 or 9/3/16. The same is the case for Genoa, who hold their events at Genoa’s City Hall, East Lot from 12:30 – 2:30pm.
Items accepted include any object that plugs into a wall socket or has a battery (ie: phones, cameras, satellite receivers, refrigerators, computers, VCR’s, lamps, etc.); Cardboard, Plastic, Scrap Metal, CRT Monitors / Flat Screen Monitors, etc.. Due to recent changes in the electronics recycling industry statewide, New Life Electronics Recycling is no longer accepting Cathode Ray Tube Televisions (older Tube Televisions). Flat screen televisions will be accepted.
Best Buy accepts Tube Televisions that are less than 32 inches at no charge. The Illinois Product Stewardship Council is advocating for legislation to facilitate disposal of TVs, according to Michelle Gibson, Solid Waste Specialist. For more information please visit health.dekalbcounty.org (click on Environmental Health, then Solid Waste and Recycling) or call Ms. Gibson at 815-748-2408.
The electronics collections are sponsored by each individual municipality. Please contact your local municipality if you have any questions regarding pick up dates around the holiday weekends. The contractor reserves the right to limit quantities.
Remember also that the DeKalb County Health Department is once again partnering with DeKalb Iron and Metal Company (DIMCO) for the 5th Annual Holiday Lights Recycling Program. Last year, the Holiday Lights Program collected 4,000 pounds of Christmas lights. Year after year residents find themselves testing bulbs and replacing fuses. When that does not work, the lights often end up in the garbage. With this program, DeKalb County can divert all holiday lights from the landfill, as recycled goods. One strand of lights may seem as though it does not help, but even these small contributions help reduce waste going into the landfill. Click here to learn more.
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