City Announces Pilot Electronics Recycling Drop-Off Program
One-Year Pilot Program Lets Residents Bring Unwanted Electronics to Public Works Service Center
Starting May 1, 2011, the City of Naperville will begin hosting a one-year electronics recycling pilot program at the Public Works Service Center Recycling Drop-Off Center, 180 Fort Hill Drive. Residents can drop-off their unwanted electronics on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the drop-off center during normal operating hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
To deal with anticipated demand for this service, the city requests residents living north of 75th Street to bring their electronics to the facility on Tuesdays and those living south of 75th Street to bring their electronics on Thursdays. This program is an excellent opportunity to dispose of electronics in an environmentally friendly manner and replaces the one-day annual electronics recycling event the city has hosted since 2007.
Accepted items include personal computers, laptops, all-in-ones, monitors, televisions, large peripherals, copiers, computer cables, keyboards, mice, fax machines, VCR and DVD players and video game consoles. Complete program information is available at www.naperville.il.us/electronicsrecycle.aspx.
Residents should note state legislation prohibits the deposit of electronics in landfills beginning January 1, 2012. At that time, the city's waste hauler Allied Waste will not pick up any electronics left curbside with the exception of those items classified as white goods (e.g. refrigerators, ovens). To meet the demand for electronics disposal, DuPage County entered into a contract with Creative Recycling Systems, Inc. to establish permanent drop-off sites at municipalities throughout the county. Because this is a county sponsored initiative, electronics will be accepted from all DuPage County residents.
To protect electronic components that may be repurposed, at the end of each day of operation, all collected electronics will be transported to a secure location within the Public Works Service Center until Creative Recycling Systems is called for collection. Upon collection, all items become the property of Creative Recycling Systems. The City of Naperville is not responsible for items after they have been dropped off.
Please note that residents should take steps to clean computer hard drives prior to bringing the item to this recycling program. The City of Naperville assumes no responsibility to protect any electronic data remaining in electronics deposited in the electronic recycling programs. Creative Recycling Systems will also take steps to maintain data security. The organization's data security policy can be found at www.crserecycling.com/main.php?p=data.
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