General Recycling
Year Round Electronics Recycling Collection
PERMANENT | NO FEE ELECTRONICS COLLECTION
The Glenview Transfer Station hosts permanent electronics collections for residents who live in any SWANCC member community. There is NO FEE for this service. Collection locations will be closed on national holidays. IDs will be checked for verification of residency in a SWANCC member community. SWANCC residents are able to participate in any event, regardless of location.
Glenview Transfer Station
Three Providence Way Des Plaines
Across from the Maryville Academy Campus
Saturdays: 9:00 am - 11:30 am
Open Year-Round
Visit swannc.org for acceptable items and holiday closings.
Do not drop off electronics other than during posted dates and times.
Thank you for your cooperation.
The Glenview Transfer Station hosts permanent electronics collections for residents who live in any SWANCC member community. There is NO FEE for this service. Collection locations will be closed on national holidays. IDs will be checked for verification of residency in a SWANCC member community. SWANCC residents are able to participate in any event, regardless of location.
Glenview Transfer Station
Three Providence Way Des Plaines
Across from the Maryville Academy Campus
Saturdays: 9:00 am - 11:30 am
Open Year-Round
Visit swannc.org for acceptable items and holiday closings.
Do not drop off electronics other than during posted dates and times.
Thank you for your cooperation.
The Electronic Products Recycling & Reuse Act
Public Act 97-0287 (Electronic Products Recycling & Reuse Act) establishes a statewide system for recycling and/or reusing the items listed below discarded from residences by requiring electronic manufacturers to participate in the management of discarded and unwanted electronic products.
Covered and Eligible DevicesEffective January 1, 2012 all of the covered electronic devices listed below are banned from landfills.
Covered and Eligible DevicesEffective January 1, 2012 all of the covered electronic devices listed below are banned from landfills.
- Televisions
- Monitors
- Printers
- Computers (laptop, notebook, netbook, tablet, desktop)
- Electronic Keyboards
- Facsimile Machines
- Videocassette Recorders
- Portable Digital Music Players
- Digital Video Disc Players
- Video Game Consoles
- Small Scale Servers
- Scanners
- Electronic Mice
- Digital Converter Boxes
- Cable Receivers
- Satellite Receivers
- Digital Video Disc Recorders
Electronics Recycling - Know the Law!
The Truth about Down-cycling
Collecting plastics at curbside fosters the belief that, like aluminum and glass, these will be converted into new similar objects. This is not the case with plastic. The best we can hope for plastics is that these will be turned into other products such as doormats, textiles, plastic lumber, etc. These products will still end at some point in the landfill.
This is not recycling, but down-cycling.
But not even down-cycling is happening. In the US, 93% of plastics are NOT recovered (put in plastic “recycling” bins). These go straight to landfills. PET bottles that have a redemption value (cash value) fare a bit better: 62% are NOT recovered.
"I Can Do That" Pledge Suggestions:
Learn basic concepts of plastic pollution here.
Plastic is forever,
Plastic poisons our food chain,
Plastic affects human health,
Disposable plastics are the main source of plastic pollution,
Plastic recycling is not a sustainable solution to the crisis, and
Plastic pollution is not only in the ocean.
This is not recycling, but down-cycling.
But not even down-cycling is happening. In the US, 93% of plastics are NOT recovered (put in plastic “recycling” bins). These go straight to landfills. PET bottles that have a redemption value (cash value) fare a bit better: 62% are NOT recovered.
"I Can Do That" Pledge Suggestions:
- Use a reuseable bag at the store instead of taking a plastic bag
- Bring a food storage container to a restaurant instead of using a plastic or styrofoam "to go" box
- Avoid buying products with excessive plastic packaging
Learn basic concepts of plastic pollution here.
Plastic is forever,
Plastic poisons our food chain,
Plastic affects human health,
Disposable plastics are the main source of plastic pollution,
Plastic recycling is not a sustainable solution to the crisis, and
Plastic pollution is not only in the ocean.
