Monthly electronics recycling collection Saturday

[August 08, 2013]  Habitat for Humanity of Logan County will have its monthly electronics recycling collection on Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at the Habitat for Humanity warehouse, 915 Woodlawn Road. The collection is offered free of charge to the public.

Habitat continues to collect televisions for recycling. For a complete listing of acceptable items, see below.

The following items will be accepted:

• Computer equipment, including laptop and desktop personal computers, monitors, keyboards, printers, scanners, cords and cables, hard drives, CD-ROM, DVD, Zip and tape drives.

• Entertainment equipment, including TVs, radios, stereo and game systems, game controls, VCR and DVD players, and cameras.

• Small business equipment, including phones, copiers, typewriters, fax machines and calculators.

• Small household and countertop appliances will also be accepted, as well as aluminum, copper, brass and stainless steel items.

Electronic equipment is not to be left at the site and is not accepted outside the hours of the collection.

Information on the electronics recycling program is available through Habitat for Humanity of Logan County by contacting the office at 217-732-6412 or visiting the agency website at www.habitatlogan.org.

[Text from Habitat for Humanity of Logan County news release received from the Logan County Joint Solid Waste Agency]