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Residential Electronics Collection Event in Champaign County

Registration for the Champaign County Spring Residential Electronics Collection Event opened on April 19. The event will take place on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at Parkland College, 2400 W. Bradley Ave, Champaign.

Parkland is only the host site for the event. Questions can be directed to: email recycling@champaignil.gov or call City of Champaign 217-403-4780, City of Urbana 217-384-2302, or Champaign County 217-819-4127.  

Residents in Bondville, Broadlands, Champaign, Fisher, Gifford, Homer, Ivesdale, Longview, Ludlow, Mahomet, Ogden, Pesotum, Rantoul, Royal, Sadorus, Savoy, Sidney, St. Joseph, Thomasboro, Tolono, Urbana, and Unincorporated Champaign County.

Registration is available at https://ecycle.simplybook.me/v2/.

Items to be accepted:

TVs (ALL types, sizes, & shapes), computers, laptops*, tablets, iPads, kindles, monitors (all types), printers, plastic computer/stereo speakers, electronic keyboards, fax machines, VCRs, DVD players/recorders, portable digital music players, video game consoles, electronic mice, scanners, digital converter boxes, cable receivers, satellite receivers, accessory computer/monitor speaker, small scale servers sold at retail, sound bar, ink & toner cartridges, loose wires (e.g., extension cords, surge protectors, cables, etc.), microwaves, holiday string lights, all phones & phone accessories, digital cameras/mini cams, digital projectors, telecom equipment, uninterrupted power supplies (e.g., battery backups, chargers), rechargeable batteries, networking equipment (e.g., switches, routers, hubs, modems), external drives, and circuit boards.  We will also accept paper shredders (with all paper removed) and subwoofer speakers.  (Small items can be bundled or put into a small box and counted as only 1 item.) Hard drives will be destroyed (shredded) at the recycling facility; no need to wipe devices clean, unless you chose to do so.

Items that won’t be accepted:

Wooden stereo speakers or metal stereo speaks, liquid-containing items, freon-containing items (e.g., AC units, dehumidifiers), white goods (e.g., freezers, refrigerators, dishwashers), small appliances (e.g., blenders, coffee makers, toasters), exercise equipment (treadmills, etc.), lamps, vacuum cleaners, fans, thermostats & thermometers, light bulbs, fluorescent bulbs or tubes, smoke or carbon monoxide detectors, loose alkaline batteries. 

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