Popular Kane Co. Electronics, Book Recycling Event Held Next Weekend

The following press release comes from Jennifer Jarland, Kane County recycling program coordinator

The next Kane County Electronics and Books Recycling Event will be held between 8 a.m. and noon on May 14 at 540 S. Randall Road in St. Charles, which is across the street from the KC Fairgrounds.

This event is for electronics and books only and is not a shredding event.

Guidelines

• We will accept a maximum of 3 TVs per car of any type, size, or age
• This event is for Kane County residents only
• Businesses are not allowed to use this event to recycle their electronics (see below)
• Please do not arrive early
• This event is currently free of charge
• A complete list of accepted items, and more information can be found at: http://www.countyofkane.org/Recycling/pages/electronics/electronicsBooks.aspx.

Traffic Guidance

• Please plan to approach from the south and line up along the east shoulder of Randall Road
• There will be one entrance to the event and one exit. You will enter the second turn-in on the right after Prairie Street. The Kane County Office of Emergency Management and the St. Charles Police Department will have traffic officers guiding you
• Do not attempt to enter through the entrances off of Prairie or through the Colonial Café parking lot. You will not get through. Those entrances are for plaza businesses only
• Please familiarize yourself with the event map so that you can see the plan

Wait time

The detailed organization of this event and the over 50 volunteers and staff working to guide and unload your vehicles help to make it as smooth as possible. However due to the incredible volume of TVs being recycled these days, this event is expected to have increased traffic and wait times of up to one-hour. At the April 9th event, 1,600 cars were served in 4.5 hours, filling 8 (53-foot) semi-trailers with electronics consisting mainly of TVs. That amounts to about four cars being served per minute. So we are truly moving as fast as we can.

It is recommended that you arrive no later than 11am to get in the line. We will have to cut the line off at some point in order to serve those in the line before the event ends.

Future events

The Kane County Electronics Recycling collection events will be held on the second Saturday of each month through November of 2016 on these dates: May 14, June 11, July 9, Aug. 13, Sept. 10, Oct. 8 and Nov. 12. Electronics and books will be accepted at all events. Check online for a list of additional items that will be accepted at the June and November events.

Location to change starting in June

Due to the burgeoning attendance and overwhelming success of this monthly event, Kane County is exploring alternative locations and will likely announce a new location for the June event and beyond. Please keep an eye on the Kane County Recycles website for updates at www.countyofkane.org/recycling.

Businesses with electronics to recycle

This program is for Kane County Residents only. Businesses, institutions, schools, and non-profits may not use this event, but must contract for recycling services from a certified electronics recycler.

Questions: Kane County Recycling Coordinator, Jennifer Jarland, 630-208-3841, recycle@countyofkane.org