Hey St. Charles!: Kane Co. to Host Free Book, Electonrics Recycling Event This Weekend

A free book and electronics recycling event will be held this Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon at 540 S. Randall Road in St. Charles.

Kane County Recycles provided the following information on this monthly event for Kane County residents:

Books: We also recycle books at these monthly collections! Books can be of any age, in any condition, either paperback or hard cover. They are assessed for reuse and redistributed if possible. Otherwise they are sent for recycling, having the bindings cut off and all paper recycled.

Security: All data stored on computer hard drives will be completely erased or destroyed under the highest security (meeting all FACTA privacy protection requirements), so there is no need to wipe your drives before recycling.Service: We will unload your equipment for you, so you may stay comfortably in your car. We accept all the electronic items listed below from Kane County residents.For a list of other Drop-off locations, click here. LIST OF ELECTRONIC ITEMS ACCEPTED:

• Air Conditioners (window units)
• Answering Machines
• Cable / Satellite Receivers
• Cables & Cords
• Calculators
• Camcorders
• Cameras
• CD Drives
• CDs with cases
• Cell Phones / PDAs
• Christmas / Holiday light strands
• Circuit Boards
• Computers [CPUs, Laptops, Tablet PCs, computer batteries]
• Copy Machines
• Dehumidifiers
• Digital Converter Boxes
• Digital Recorders
• DVD Players
• DVDs with cases
• Fax Machines
• Hard Drives

• Humidifiers
• Keyboards
• Media [software, floppy discs, CDs, DVDs, cassette tapes, VHS tapes]
• Mice
• Microphones
• Microwaves
• Modems
• Monitors [all types, flat screen or glass tube]
• MP3 Players / Portable Music Players
• Network Equipment [servers, hubs, mainframes]
• Phones
• Postage Machines
• Power Tools
• Printers
• Scanners
• Servers
• Small Home Appliances [blenders, fans, toasters, toaster ovens, vacuum cleaners, etc]

• Stereos / Receivers
• Switch Boxes
• Tape Drives
• Telecommunications equipment[phones, phone systems, answering machines, intercom systems]
• Toner and Printer Cartridges [must be contained in a bag]
• Treadmills
• TVs/televisions [all types, all sizes, all ages]
• Typewriters
• Vacuum Cleaners
• VCRs
• VHS tapes and cases
• Video Game Consoles
• Video Game Controllers
• Word Processors
• Zip Drives

• Anything with a cord on it basically, except for the items listed below under Large Appliances.

ELECTRONIC ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED:

Large home appliances/white goods (stoves, washing machines, refrigerators, freezers, etc.): Please contact your city, village, or waste hauler to arrange for the disposal of these items. Many of these items can be taken to The Crusher in West Chicago, 630-231-6888.

Large stereo speakers (extra-large wooden-box speakers): We will take the speakers themselves, but not the box. Please remove the speakers from the wooden box, dispose of the wood and bring the speaker mechanism to our recycling event.

Batteries (not contained in equipment): If the batteries are in the equipment, we will take them. See theBattery Recycling page for information on recycling loose batteries.

Hazardous waste (Mercury-containing devices, thermostats, thermometers, smoke detectors, liquids and gases, fluorescent tubes, etc): See the Household Hazardous Waste page for information on disposal of these items.

Fluorescent Lights (tubes and compact fluorescent lights [CFLs]): CFLs can be disposed of at most hardware stores (just check with your local one), and all Home Depot stores. Please place old CFLs in a plastic zip-lock bag and place in the designated drop-boxes at participating stores. For full information see theFluorescent Lights page.