Grafton Township Electronic Recycling and Document Shredding Event

On September 24^th, 2011 from 9 am to noon, you can bring your electronic waste and documents for on-site shredding to Grafton Township, 10109 Vine Street, Huntley Illinois.
No early or late drop offs, please.  An on-site document shredding truck will be available at no cost to participants.  Please bring your paper in a paper bag.  All electronic items that do not have a compressor will be accepted.  “It’s insane to think about the amount of waste that’s being generated,” said Mel Nickerson, an attorney at the Environmental Law and Policy Center in Chicago and co-author of Illinois’ e-waste law.  Beginning next year, the Illinois law bans e-waste from landfills. Effective January 2012, per Public Act 095-0959, a local garbage company will start leaving electronics at the curbside rather than collecting them to put in the landfills.  E-waste
is the fastest-growing segment of the nation’s garbage, according to the U.S.  Environmental Protection Agency. An Illinois  law that took effect last year requires electronics manufacturers to achieve recycling goals, but they’re falling short of benchmarks that were already lower than those in other states.  Trying to meet the law’s benchmarks, manufacturers contract with recyclers and report
the weight of collected items to the Illinois EPA.  Residency
is not required to take advantage of this bi-annual event.  Questions about acceptable items for recycling should be directed to Com2, by calling 1-815-254-3535.  Please call Linda Moore, Grafton Township Supervisor. At 1-847-669-3328 or visit www.graftontownship.net if you have any
other questions or would like volunteer to assist with unloading the electronics from the cars as the items are dropped off. Donations of non-perishable food items for the Food Pantry at Grafton Township would be greatly appreciated at the time items are dropped off at Grafton
Township, 10109 Vine Street, Huntley.