Elk Grove to host Document Destruction, Electronics Recycling event
The Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County is sponsoring a number of Document Destruction and Electronics Recycling events during spring, summer and fall months. Since 2005, 1,114,320 pounds of paper have been shredded and recycled from SWANCC 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.
On Saturday, June 21, the Village of Elk Grove Village will host a combined event at the Oakton Fire Station No. 8, 1000 Oakton St., from 9 a.m. to noon. As SWANCC residents drive up in their vehicles, workers will unload the paper documents and electronics.
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 Illinois Product Recycling and Reuse Act, instituted on January 1, 2012, specific electronics are prohibited from being thrown away in the garbage. SWANCC's program provides a recycling option for banned electronics such as computers and televisions, as well as other household electronics.
Acceptable materials for recycling include answering machines, cable receiver, calculators, camcorders, cameras, CDs, DVDs, computer cables, computer monitors, computers (desktop, notebook, tablet), converter boxes, copy machines, fax machines, humidifiers, microwaves, mobile telephones, mouse or keyboards, MP3 players, portable digital assistants, postage machines, power tools or cords, printers, satellite receiver, scanners, shredders, small home appliances, stereo equipment, telephones, televisions, typewriters, video game consoles, video recorders/players and zip drives.
"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. The electronics will be recycled by Com2 Recycling Solutions. For information about these companies, visit shredd.net or Com2Recycling.com.
For information on SWANCC's recycling events or other recycling information, call (847) 724-9205 or visit swancc.org.