Orland Township has announced a second electronics recycling event to be held on March 26 to allow residents to safely dispose of old electronics.
The event, announced by Orland Township Supervisor Paul O'Grady and Highway Commissioner Brian Younker, will run from 8 a.m. to noon at the Orland Township Highway Department, 16125 S. Wolf Road.
This second recycling event allows residents who have replaced outdated electronics to dispose of them properly instead of allowing them to sit in attics and garages.
“As you pack up your decorations for the year, don't forget that old Christmas lights can be recycled," O'Grady said. "This is a great opportunity to remove any clutter the holidays may have created or that you simply didn't have time to bring to the first recycling event. We encourage residents to take inventory of their electronics collection and bring in any unused items. We’re happy to provide this environmentally friendly service and we hope for it to continue.”
Because of safety issues, not all electronics can be accepted. Accepted items include monitors, laptops, all televisions, printers, computers, fax machines, scanners, DVD players, stereos, VCRs, video game consoles, peripherals, keyboards, PDAs and cell phones, all computer parts, MP3s, iPods, phones, speakers, holiday lights, video game controllers, VHS tapes, floppy disks, software, CDs, servers, networking equipment and laptop batteries.
Nearly 60 percent of the items collected at the recycling event will be reused as part of an effort to avoid environmental risk. The remaining 40 percent of electronics will be recycled by Vintage Tech Recyclers Inc. of Romeoville back to their original raw state.
Air conditioners, however, due to their freon contents, cannot be accepted.
More than 1,000 cars lined Wolf Road during the first electronics recycling event, which was held on Nov. 13 and collected 86,791 pounds of electronics.
