May 14th Recycling in LITH

A press release from the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County:

DEFENDERS’ RECYCLING DRIVE – Lake in the Hills, May 14th

Recycling Drive accepts TVs, fluorescent tubes, electronics, Styrofoam™, more!

WOODSTOCK – On Saturday, May 14th, the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County (EDMC) will conduct a recycling collection for fluorescent tubes, Styrofoam™, electronics, and batteries from 9am until noon at the Lake in the Hills Public Works Department, 9010 Haligus Road, about one block south of the intersection with Miller Road.

9010 Haligus Road, Lake in the Hills

9010 Haligus Road, Lake in the Hills

They continue to collect certain items which are not usually accepted by curbside programs, and which would be harmful to the environment if put in a landfill.

Specific donation amounts are requested for household alkaline and rechargeable batteries (50¢ per pound), car batteries, fluorescent tubes (50¢ to $1 each), TVs and computer monitors (50¢ per pound up to $30 is asked for each TV or monitor). Donations offset the costs of transportation and proper recycling for those particular items.

The group will accept clean polystyrene foam such as Styrofoam, VHS and cassette tapes, CDs and DVDs,
packing peanuts and reusable, un-popped bubble wrap and electronics (most anything that plugs in or runs on batteries.

EDMC will also accept any kind of cloth items, including clothing, linens and rags, clean and bagged as well as shoes, tied together by their laces and placed in the bag.

Aluminum cans are accepted as a donation.

Environmental Defenders’ recycling drives are held on the second Saturday of each month, at various
locations in the county. For information about the recycling schedule and types of materials accepted, visit the group’s website at mcdef.org/recycling or find it on Facebook at facebook.com/EnvironmentalDefenders.

Become a new member of EDMC at the recycling drive, at the Basic or higher level, and get two coupons to recycle a television or monitor for FREE!

An alternate site for electronics, Styrofoam, & batteries is Chicago Logistic in Elgin 847-429- 1926.

The Environmental Defenders of McHenry County is a 501(c)(3) not-for- profit organization dedicated to the preservation and improvement of the environment. The group provides the community with educational programs and volunteer action on pollution prevention, sustainable land use and energy and natural resource conservation. Donations are encouraged and are tax-deductible as charitable contributions. For more information, visit www.mcdef.org or call 815-338- 0393, Monday-Friday, 11am-4pm.


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