Wednesday, February 06, 2013
 
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Electronics recycling Saturday at Habitat

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[February 06, 2013]  Habitat for Humanity of Logan County will have its monthly electronics recycling collection on Saturday at the Habitat for Humanity warehouse, 915 Woodlawn Road, from 9 a.m. to noon. The collection is free of charge to the public.

The following items will be accepted:

  • Entertainment equipment, including TVs, radios, stereo and game systems, game controls, VCR and DVD players, and cameras.

  • Computer equipment, including laptop and desktop personal computers, hard drives, monitors, keyboards, printers, scanners, cords and cables, and CD-ROM, DVD, Zip and tape drives.

  • Small business equipment, including phones, copiers, typewriters, fax machines and calculators.

  • Small household and countertop appliances will also be accepted, as well as aluminum, copper, brass and stainless steel items.

Electronics are not to be left at the site and are not collected outside of the hours of the collection.

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The electronics recycling program that began in March 2012 collected over 156,757 pounds of electronic equipment through the end of the year, with more than 80,000 pounds of the total being TVs and computer monitors.

Additional information on the electronics recycling is available through Habitat for Humanity of Logan County by contacting the office at 217-732-6412 or visiting www.habitatlogan.org.

[Text from file submitted on behalf of Habitat for Humanity of Logan County by Mitzi Rohlfs, coordinator of the Logan County Joint Solid Waste Agency]

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