Electronics & Textiles Recycling Hosted by City & Chamber

The Park Ridge Chamber
of Commerce and the City of Park Ridge will host the 7th Annual Electronics Recycling Event on Saturday, April 19, 2014 at Park Ridge Public Works Center, 400 Busse
Highway, from 9 a.m. to noon. $5 per vehicle.

Sponsored by Carol
A. Teschky, Supervisor, Maine
Township; Robert
Provenzano, Highway Commissioner, Maine
Township; and Village Bank & Trust.

• Cell phones – will be donated to the www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com
  program

• All computer-related
  equipment – anything that can be
  plugged into a computer

• Household Batteries – all
  types of household batteries including cell phone and rechargeable power tools but not car, boat or acid filled
  

• TV’s, Video Game Consoles, PDA’s, DVD player, VCR’s, Audio/Visual
  Equipment, MP3 players, Fax Machines

• Radios,Household Batteries, Baby Monitors, Hair Dryers

•  Toasters, Food
  Processors, Blenders  

•  Textiles of all types:

  Recycle your clothes! Instead of throwing your surplus clothing in the trash, drop them off at the upcoming textile recycling event! Items dropped off will be diverted from landfills to be reworn, reused or recycled – reducing your carbon footprint. In fact, every pound of textiles collected prevents the emission of 7 pounds of CO2.
  
  Men's women's and kids': Shoes, boots, clothing; Accessories: Gloves, hats, bags, purses, belts; Household linens: Sheets, blankets, drapes, towels, etc.
  
  USAgain is a green, for-profit company committed to protecting the environment, conserving resources, and creating green sector jobs through the collection of textiles for reuse and recycling. Collected items are shipped to thrift store chains, graders and wholesalers, in many cases to be worn as secondhand clothing. Non-reusable clothes are recycled into insulation, wiping rags, or are broken down to reclaim fiber.

The following items WILL NOT be accepted: Hazardous Waste; Air conditioners; Fans; Refrigerators; Microwave Ovens; Stoves; Car or acid filled Batteries; Washing machines; Dryers.