Collect your recyclables for Buffalo Grove Green Fair

Posted June 15, 2017 11:00 pm

Submitted by Buffalo Grove Park District

The sixth annual Buffalo Grove Green Fair, hosted by the Buffalo Grove Park District's Environmental Action Team, will be from 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sunday, June 25, at Mike Rylko Community Park, 951 McHenry Road, Buffalo Grove (next to the farmers market).

The fair will be collecting the following items for proper recycling or repurposing:

• Small electronics

• Bicycles and bike parts for World Bikes

• Eyeglasses and hearing aids

• Keys

• Shoes (all types)

• Crayons (any condition)

• Books

• Household batteries

• CFL Lightbulbs

• Clothing and linens

• CDs, DVDs and game disks

• Used knives, scissors and other blades

• Small working appliances

• Wire coat hangers

No televisions or CRT monitors will be taken.

This free event will provide information and activities to help residents learn about the small steps they can take at home, work, and in the community to improve the environment and make Buffalo Grove a greener and healthier place to live.

Also, the first 100 visitors to the Metropolitan Water Reclamation booth will receive an 18-inch potted oak tree sapling to take home.

Visit bgeat.org for a complete list of exhibits and activities. For information, contact Martha Weiss at (847) 850-2104 or mweiss@bgparks.org.

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