McHenry County residents who have done their spring cleaning can bring their electronic recyclables, batteries, documents, clean Styrofoam, textiles and bulbs to McHenry County College in Crystal Lake.
For the health and safety of our employees and volunteers masks are required at the event and we ask that you stay in your vehicle. To help maintain social distance, please place items to be recycled in the trunk of your vehicle.
The following electronic devices will be accepted:
Televisions and Computer Monitors (fee applies)
Computers (desktop, laptop, netbook, notebook, tablet), Keyboards, and Mice
Printers, Fax Machines, Scanners, Small Scale Servers
DVD Players, DVD Recorders, VCRs
Video Game Consoles
Electronic Keyboard and Portable Digital Music Players
Digital Converter Boxes, Cable and Satellite Receivers
MCDH will also be accepting battery sizes AA, AAA, C, D and 9-volt from residential sources during the event, free of charge. Rechargeable batteries such as lithium, cell phone and drill/tool batteries will not be accepted.
Fees apply to recycle TVs and computer monitors ($15 for any size LCD monitor; $25 for all other units (flat screen and CRT) 20 inches or smaller; $35 for all other units (flat screen and CRT) 21 inches or longer. Elgin Recycling will accept credit cards or cash onsite. Masks must be worn to allow for payment transactions to occur. For additional items accepted but not listed, visit Elgin Recycling at elginrecycling.com or contact them by telephone at (847)741-4100.
Paper Tiger Document Solutions will provide a document shredding truck onsite to securely shred paper documents, free of charge. There is no limit to the number of boxes that one person can bring, we just ask that you are courteous to others. Document shredding will only be available until the truck is full. This event is for residential purposes only.
The Environmental Defenders of McHenry County will be collecting fluorescent tubes for a cost of $0.50 to $1 each; clean Styrofoam; packing peanuts; reusable bubble wrap and cloth items (clothing, linens, rags, and shoes tied together by the laces).
For more information about the recycling events, please visit Environmental Health’s Solid Waste Program.
