Mount Pulaski Hilltop Club offers FREE electronics recycling this Saturday

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[June 20, 2019]    The Mount Pulaski Hilltop Club is sponsoring a free electronic recycling drop-off day on Saturday, June 22 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Mount Pulaski Township Shed, 404 S. Spring Street.

The following items will be accepted:

  • Desktop, Laptop, and Tablet Computers

  • LCD Monitors

  • Small Printers
    (for large, office printers please contact the store)

  • Computer Peripherals (keyboards, mice, etc.)

  • Satellite and Cable Equipment

  • Projectors

  • VCRs and DVD Players

  • Video Game Consoles

  • Radios

  • Speakers

  • Cellular/Mobile Phones, Smart Phones and Telephones (including PBX equipment)

  • Toner

  • Networking Equipment and Cables

  • Mailroom Equipment

  • Point of Sale Equipment

  • Pagers

  • Cameras and Camcorders

  • Power Tools (including batteries)

  • Fax Machines

  • Answering Machines

  • Battery Backups and Uninterruptable Power Supplies (UPS)

  • Surge Suppressors and Power Strips

  • Power and Accessory Cables

  • Walkie­ talkies

  • Ink Cartridges

  • Christmas tree lights

The following items will also be accepted for a fee:

  • CRT and LCD/LED televisions - $20 each

  • CRT Monitors - $10 each

  • Non-LCD/Plasma televisions or monitors, projection televisions and consol televisions = $40 each

The recyclers would prefer not to take broken televisions but will for a fee on $50.

In addition, those who pay a fee for recycling are entitled according to state regulations to receive a voucher for the money paid. Vouchers may in turn be used for purchases at the BLH Store in Springfield.

Items that WILL NOT be accepted on Saturday include the following:

  • Microwaves, toasters, and other small kitchen appliances

  • Refrigerators, stoves, and other large appliances

  • Broken TV’s with broken glass, or otherwise dismantled (again if broken the shop may take for a $50 fee)

  • Air conditioning units

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  • Lamps/Light bulbs

  • Vacuum and floor cleaners

  • Toys

  • General rubbish

  • Audio and Video Cassettes

  • CDs and DVDs

  • Software

  • Bathroom devices (i.e. electric razors, toothbrushes, etc.)

  • Gas Powered Tools

  • Glass, Christmas Light Bulbs, etc.

  • Mercury Thermometers

  • Thermostats

  • Aerosol cans

  • Lava Lamps

  • Pressurized canisters of any kind

  • Live ammunition

  • Needles of any sort

  • Adhesives, Paints, Chemicals of any kind

  • Alkaline Batteries (AA, AAA, C, D, etc.)

  • Pre-lit Christmas trees

  • Carbon Monoxide/Smoke detectors

Items may also be picked up at your home or business for a donation to the Hilltop Club. Please call in advance, items will be scheduled on a first come first served basis. To arrange for a pick-up contact Brian Beecraft at 217-737-3812 or Matt Bobell at 217-737-6387.

Recycling is collected and BLH Computer’s and Recycling, in Springfield. Questions regarding items not on the above lists should be addressed directly to BLH at 217-585-1580 or visit their website at blhcomputers.com. The store is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday’s 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and is closed on Sunday.

[City of Mount Pulaski]

 

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