Electronics Collection Event Scheduled in Highland Park

For Immediate Release
DATE: January 14, 2005

From: Ryan Waller, Administrative Assistant to the City Manager
(847) 926-1046 office

HIGHLAND PARK, IL-On Wednesday, January 26th and Friday, January 28th the City of Highland Park will be hosting a drop off center where residents may recycle outdated, broken, or unwanted household electronics. The drop off center hours are scheduled from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at the City's Public Services building located at 1150 Half Day Road. This event is being done in conjunction with the Solid Waste Agency of Lake County's (SWALCO) one-day event on Saturday, January 29th from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Lake County Public Works, 650 W. Winchester Road in Libertyville. During this event residents may drop off any of the following items:

Computer Equipment: personal computers (CPUs), monitors, keyboards, any type of mouse, cords/cables, modems, laptops, main frames, printers, hard drives, other disk drives, PDA organizers, hand-held computer games, video games, joy sticks.

Home Electronics & Appliances: televisions, VCRs, laser disc players, cameras, camcorders, radios, speakers, portable CD players, blenders, mixing machines, waffle irons, coffee makers, toasters, fans, vacuums, hair dryers, sewing machines, microwave ovens, power tools.

Home Office Equipment: typewriters, word processors, copy machines, fax machines, adding machines, postage machines, scanners, calculators, paper shredders, telephones, answering machines, cellular phones, pagers, two-way radios.

Items that will NOT be accepted include fluorescent lamps, electric fixtures, software disks, audio or video tapes, compact disks, humidifiers/dehumidifiers, air conditioners, and large appliances (stoves, refrigerators, freezers).

This event is for residents only, no commercial, governmental, or institutional materials will be accepted. Residents dropping off material will be required to provide proof of residency. For further information, residents may contact SWALCO at (847) 336-9340 or Ryan Waller, Administrative Assistant to the City Manager, at (847) 926-1046.