Village promotes recycling options as electronics landfill ban starts Jan. 1
LOMBARD, Illinois—A statewide electronics landfill ban will go into effect January 1, 2012. This means that with the start of the new year, electronic items will not be able to be disposed as trash. Rather, they must be recycled by a registered collector, recycler and/or manufacturer.
The following electronic items are included in the ban: computers, monitors, printers, laptops, televisions, keyboards, fax machines, recorders, mp3 players, video consoles, DVD players, computer mouse, scanners, digital converter box, cable receivers, satellite receivers, DVRs or small-scale servers.
There are several free drop off locations for electronics recycling. These free drop-off locations are a part of the DuPage County Electronics Recycling Program:
• Addison Township Highway Department (closed in winter)
2nd Saturday of the month, 8 a.m.-noon
411 W. Potter Road, Wood Dale, (630) 766-2228
• Glendale Heights Public Services Garage (closed in winter)
Thursdays, 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
1635 Glen Ellyn Road, (630) 260-6040
• Hanover Park Public Works Facility
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
2121 W. Lake Street, (630) 372-4440
• Lisle Public Works Storage Lot
3rd Saturday of the month, 9 a .m.-noon
4930 Lincoln Avenue (IL Route 53), (630) 271-4100
• Naperville Public Works & Recycling Drop-Off
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
180 Fort Hill Drive, (630) 420-6095
• Villa Park Village Hall Parking Lot
4th Saturday of month, 9 a.m.-noon
20 S. Ardmore Avenue, (630) 834-8500
• Westmont Ty Warner Park (parking lot, closed in winter)
2nd Friday of month, 7 a.m.-1 p.m.
660 N. Blackhawk Drive, (630) 981-6200
• Wheaton Public Works Storage Lot
2nd Saturday of month, 9 a.m.-noon
821 W. Liberty Drive (west of Carlton across from PW garage), (630) 260-2000
• Wood Dale Public Works Utilities Office
1st & 3rd Monday of month, noon-3 p.m.
269 W. Irving Park Road, (630) 787-3781
The chair of the Lombard's Environmental Concerns Committee, Trustee Laura Fitzpatrick, states that "it is important that all residents understand the reasoning behind the law and do their very best to comply. The village of Lombard, along with private recycling partners hope to arrange convenient ways to help dispose of that waste." As such, the Village is planning to again host its annual Recycling Extravaganza in September 2012. The Village is also planning to add a monthly recycling collection starting in the Spring of 2012. More information will be made available as that time nears.
DuPage County is launching an educational effort on the electronics landfill ban and has informational brochures available to the public. Hard copies of the brochure are available at the Lombard Village Hall or for more information, visit www.dupageco.org/recycling.