New law requires residents to properly dispose of electronic items
Electronics can no longer be put out curbside with the weekly
garbage pickup. Items such as televisions, stereos, microwave ovens,
computers, scanners, printers, video game consoles and similar types of equipment
will not be picked up by trash collectors. There are a number of options
available to residents so that these types of materials may be properly
disposed of or recycled. Options include a front door pick up service
offered by a company named Vintage Tech. This company can be reached by
phone at the toll free number of (866) 631-1707 or by visiting their web site
at www.vintagetechrecyclers.com
. Another option is to contact the Habitat for Humanity Re-Stor which is
located at 180 W. Joe Orr Road in Chicago Heights and can be reached via
telephone at 755-1840.
Effective January 1, 2012, State of Illinois law will
prohibit the deposit of electronics equipment in landfills. As a result,
various drop off and pick up programs have been established. One such
program is offered by Will County, which has contracted Vintage Tech, an
electronics recycler, to offer a home collection service. Items under this
program that will be picked up include the following:
Computers
Laptops
Computer monitors
Computer parts (wires, cables, mice, keyboards, modems,
etc.)
Printers
Scanners
Fax machines
Televisions
Video game consoles
Battery back ups
MP3 Players
Personal Digital Assistants
CD/VCR/DVD Players
Stereo equipment
Telephones/cell phones
Answering machines
Digital Clocks
Microwave ovens
Digital cameras
Typewriters
Word processors
Calculators/adding machines
Paper shredders
While the program is sponsored by Will County, it will be offered to
all Park Forest residents regardless of which county they live in. To
take advantage of the program, residents can call (866) 631-1707 or visit the
contractor on line at www.vintagetechrecyclers.com/willcounty.aspx to fill out an online pick-up request form. A couple of
caveats with the program is that pickups will not be done for more than 10
items and the pickup must include at least one computer or one large
item.
