Upcoming Countywide Residential Electronics Collection - May 8

The next opportunity for areawide residents to drop off old or unwanted electronics items for recycling, at no charge, will be on Saturday May 8, 2010.  The residential electronics collection will take place from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at The News-Gazette Distribution Center located at 3202 Apollo Drive in Champaign.     

The Countywide Residential Electronics Collections are organized to allow residents in vehicles to drop off unwanted electronics items in a safe and relatively quick manner.  Teams of volunteers and workers unload vehicles that line up to be emptied at four or five drop off stations in a ‘pit row’ style.  Approximately 75 persons will be volunteering or working onsite to unload each vehicle and keep the line of vehicles moving as safely and efficiently as possible.

Residents each can bring up to 10 electronics items to the event. 

List of Acceptable Electronics Items To Be Collected From Residents For Free:

• televisions (any size or any type of TV, including console or projection TVs)
• computers
• laptops 
• computer monitors
• printers
• scanners
• keyboards and mice
• mobile phones cables
• zip drives
• fax machines
• VCR players
• DVD players
• MP3 players
• PDA’s  (Personal Digital Assistants)
• video game consoles

This collection is coordinated by the Champaign County Regional Planning Commission and sponsored by the local government jurisdictions of Champaign County, City of Urbana, City of Champaign, and Village of Savoy.  Also a sponsor, The News-Gazette has offered its Distribution Center as the host site for the 2010 collection events. The University of Illinois College of Fine and Applied Arts and the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center are assisting with promotion of the collection events. The contractor for the May 8, 2010 electronics collection is Vintage Tech Recycling, Inc., based in Romeoville, IL.


In 2008, Illinois passed legislation that set statewide recycling and reuse goals to be met by electronics manufacturers for all covered electronics devices.  (Refer to Illinois Public Act 95-0959, known as the Electronic Products Recycling and Reuse Act)  

Data Security Vintage Tech Recycling, Inc., recycling contractor for the electronics collection events, will meet or exceed the data security requirements and standards as set forth in the Electronic Products Recycling and Reuse Act, utilizing data wiping software and/or hardware shredding processes.  The recycling contractor assumes no responsibility for information left on any hard drive, nor does the event coordinator and host site.  

Contact.  If you have questions or comments about the upcoming May 8, 2010 Countywide Residential Electronics Collection, you may contact Susan Monte, Champaign County Recycling Coordinator, via email at smonte@ccrpc.org or via phone at (217) 328-3313.