Recycle Old Electronics in Niles June 29

The Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC) is sponsoring a number of Document Destruction (DDE) and Electronics Recycling Events, including one in Niles this month. 

On Saturday, June 29, 2013, the Village of Niles will host a combined event at the Public Services Center, 6849 Touhy Avenue, from 9 a.m. to noon.  As SWANCC residents drive up in their vehicles, workers will unload the paper documents and electronics. 

Since 1999, over 4.5 million pounds of electronics and approximately 858,000 pounds of paper have been recycled from one-day events.  There is no cost to attend an event, but residents must live in one of SWANCC’s member communities to participate.  IDs will be checked for proof of residency.  Materials from businesses, institutions or schools will not be accepted. 

Typical documents to shred include medical forms, bank statements, personal files and retired tax forms.  Staples and paper clips are acceptable, but binders should be removed.  Residents will be limited to six file-size boxes or paper shopping bags per vehicle.  Do Not bring paper in plastic bags. 

Under the new Illinois Product Recycling and Reuse Act, instituted on January 1, 2012, the following electronics are prohibited from being thrown away in the garbage: Computers (desktops, notebooks, tablets), Computer monitors, Printers, Cable receiver, Computer cable, Converter boxes, DVD players, Fax machines, Keyboards, Mice, Mobile telephones, MP3 players, PDAs, Satellite receivers, Scanners, Televisions, Video game consoles, VHS players, and Zip drives. Materials from businesses, institutions or schools will not be accepted.

“SWANCC’s goal is to provide convenient and environmentally-sound programs to assist residents with recycling materials, which keeps potentially harmful as well as recoverable materials from going to a landfill,” stated Mary Allen, SWANCC Recycling and Education Director.

All paper is shredded on site by Accurate Document Destruction, a division of Groot Industries, and the electronics will be recycled by Supply-Chain Services.  For more information about these companies, please visit shredd.net or supply-chainservices.com.

For more information on SWANCC’s recycling events or other recycling information, please contact the Agency at(847) 724-9205 or visit SWANCC’s website at swancc.org.