Electronic Waste Recycling in Saline on Nov 10

Hello Family & Friends,

The Fifth Corner Teen Center and Saline's Environmental Commission are
sponsoring a free electronic waste recycling event on Saturday,
November 10, 9am to 2pm at Houghton School, 555 Mills Road, Saline.  A
flyer is attached for quick reference.

The recycler that we use, Vintage Tech, has expanded what they accept
to include small household appliances, such as microwave ovens, hair
dryers, irons, vacuums, cameras, fans, clocks, etc.  Details about the
company and what's accepted are below.

Friends:  please forward this email to your family, friends,
co-workers, local homeowners associations--spread the word.

We, at The Fifth Corner Teen Center appreciate your support!

--Jean

Description:
Vintage Tech Recyclers is a full service electronics recycler based in
Romeoville, IL. The goal at Vintage Tech is to create recycling
programs for all organizations, and communities to increase recycling
participation and minimize landfill waste including heavy metals and
hazardous components. The hierarchy at Vintage Tech is reuse first and
VTR is committed to refurbishing and recovering all possible parts and
units. At VTR, we provide a responsible solution and ensure the most
secure and environmentally sound process for electronics recycling for
all of our programs. We are an R2 certified company and comply with
all local, state, and federal regulations.

Accepted Items:
Monitors/Projectors
TV’s
Computers/Laptops/Servers
Printers/ Fax/ Scanners
DVD/ Stereos/VCR’S
Video Game Consoles
Peripherals-Mice/Keyboards
PDA/Cell Phones
All computer parts
MP3/IPods/etc
Phones
Radios
UPS Batteries
Small Household Appliances: microwave ovens, hair dryers, irons,
vacuums, cameras, fans, clocks, etc.

Non Accepted Items:
Air conditioners
Dehumidifiers
Typewriters
Terminals
Cash Registers
Electronic Tools
Large Home Appliances (refrigerators, stoves, dishwashers, freezers)
Light Bulbs
Liquids
Household Batteries (AA, AAA, D, C)
Lithium Batteries
Items containing liquids
House Hazardous Waste/Cleaners
VHS Cassette Tapes