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RECYCLING ELECTRONICSOld cell phone

According to the U.S. EPA, consumer electronics, including TVs and other video equipment, computers, assorted peripherals, audio equipment, and phones, make up almost 2% of the municipal solid waste stream. Although electronics comprise a small percentage of the total solid waste stream, the quantity of electronic waste that we are generating is steadily increasing. In 1998, the National Safety Council Study estimated about 20 million computers became obsolete in one year. Fast forward to 2007, that number has more than doubled according to EPA's most recent estimates.

 

Recycling electronics helps reduce pollution that would be generated while manufacturing a new product and the need to extract valuable and limited virgin resources. It also reduces the energy used in new product manufacturing.

 

Local Electronic Waste Recycling Drop Off Programs

City of Evanston

The City of Evanston has partnered with Recycling Avenue, an organization that provides job opportunities for the physically challenged, to collect electronic waste for recycling.

 

Community members may drop off cell phones, cordless phones, digital cameras, video recorders, laptop computers, MP3 players and ink cartridges for recycling at the following location during normal business hours:

Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center - Health and Human Services Department, 2100 Ridge Ave.; 847.866.2949

 

Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC)

SWANCC's At Home Computer Pick-Up Program provides a convenient pick-up option for SWANCC-area residents to recycle old electronics and computers. For $25.00 you can recycle 6 items. Additional items are $5 each with a maximum of 15, cell phones and calculators are accepted at no cost and do not count toward your item total.

 

EPA National TV Recycling Challenge

Several industry leaders, including Samsung, Sony, and Panasonic, Sharp, and Toshiba (through the recycling consortium, the Electronic Manufacturers Recycling Management Company) have expanded their current recycling opportunities. To find a program near you, visit the EPA National TV Recycling Challenge website.

 

SWANCC's online Electronics Recycling Guide

 

Earth 911 - online recycling drop off program locator