Electronic Recycling
The Lincoln Heritage Resource Conservation and Development Council has received a grant for an electronic recycling program and is implementing a plan to collect unwanted electronic equipment in Douglas County. The Douglas County Health Department is assisting with this program by organizing bi-monthly drop-offs in six of the county’s communities.
The schedule would be as follows:
- Tue Feb 2
- Tue Apr 6
- Tue Jun 1
- Tue Aug 3
- Tue Oct 5
- Tue Dec 7 (Pearl Harbor Day)
The following is a schedule of the towns, drop-off locations, and the time that the electronic recycling pick-up trailer will be at each. Keep in mind the trailer will only be at each location for 1 hour.
| City | Location | Times |
|---|---|---|
| Arcola | True Value | 8:30 am - 9:30 am |
| Arthur | Firehouse | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Atwood | Firehouse | 11:30 am - 12:30 pm |
| Tuscola | IGA Parking Lot on Rte 36 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm |
| Villa Grove | Richman Sports Complex on Rte 130 | 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm |
| Newman | City Park (east side) | 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
Items accepted free of charge include: Audio devices, batteries (from cell phones, flashlights and cars,) cables & wire, computers and all parts (fee for monitors), copiers, DVD players, fax machines, printers, stereos, speakers, VCRs, cameras, clocks and typewriters.
Computer monitors and microwaves are accepted for a fee of $5 ($20 for broken tube), and televisions of all sizes are accepted at a fees ranging from $10 to $40 depending on the size. (Additional fee if tube is broken)
The Health Department feels this is an excellent opportunity for the communities of Douglas County to get rid of unwanted electronic items while helping the environment at the same time, by keeping these items out of our landfills. Please mark your calendars and help keep our county and our country green!
Recyclable Items
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- Audio Devices
- Batteries, cell phone, flashlight, phone, UPS, car
- Cables and wire
- Cameras
- Cell Phones
- Clocks
- Computers, towers, desktops, servers, Apple All in Ones, notebooks, laptops
- Computer Components, hard drives, CPU chips, memory, floppies, CD and DVD drives
- Copiers, desktop $5
- copiers, floor standing $10
- Cords, power strips and cables
- CPUs
- Disk drives
- DVD players
- External Computer Components
- Hard drives, Floppy drives, tape drives, CD and DVD drives
- Fax Machines, desktop $5
- fax machines, floor standing $10
- Hard Drives
- Networking Gear, modems, hubs, switches and routers
- IMACs, all colors
- iPods
- Keyboards
- Mice
- Microwaves $5
- Monitors $10 -- Not accepted if tube broken
- Phones, consoles, answering machines, switches
- Point of Sale equipment
- Postage Machines
- Power Supplies
- Printers, Desk Top $5
- Printers, Floor Standing $20
- Radios
- Scanners and related devices
- Speakers
- Stereos
- TVs $25 up to 36” - Not accepted if tube broken
- TVs $40 over 36” or floor standing consoles - Not accepted if tube broken
- Typewriters $5
- VCRs and related devices
If it is an electrical or battery operated device, we will dispose of it.
NO white goods -- refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, dishwashers, hot water heaters
Items with a disposal fee are identified, ALL OTHER ITEMS ARE FREE