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Village to Offer Electronics Recycling Saturday, August 4
Electronics recycling to take place from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Village Hall.

From the website:
The Village of Downers Grove and Creative Recycling will offer electronics recycling on Saturday, August 4, 2012. This service is offered the first Saturday of the month from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
The drop-off location is at Village Hall, 801 Burlington Ave., in the employee parking lot at the rear of the building, off Curtiss St. Because the site is staffed by community volunteers, gates will be opened at 9:00 a.m. and closed promptly at noon.
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As of January 1, 2012, TVs, computers (and laptops), monitors, printers, computer peripherals, VCRs/DVD players, gaming systems, MP3 players and other electronic items are banned from Illinois landfills.
Additional Dates :
- September 1, 2012 (subject to change due to Labor Day weekend)
- October 6, 2012
- November 3, 2012
- December 1, 2012
Directions to the Site:
The drop-off site is located near the corner of Curtiss Street and Mackie Place.
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- From Maple Ave: Turn north on Mackie Place. Turn right into the gated area at the intersection of Curtiss Street and Mackie.
- From the North: Follow Washington Street south to Curtiss Street. Turn left on Curtiss Street and follow Curtiss Street until it reaches a dead end at the gated site.
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