Accepting:

• Computer Equipment/PC/Mac/Apple - Hard Drives, Monitors, Keyboards, Printers, Routers, Scanners, Complete Systems
• Entertainment - TVs (no Consoles), Radios, Stereos, Boom Boxes, VCRs, DVD Players, Game Boxes
• Small Household Appliances - Microwaves, Blenders, Mixers, Food Processors, Toasters, Toaster Ovens
• Small Business Equipment - Printer, Fax Machines, Calculators, Copiers, Phones & Phone Systems

Not Accepting:

• Large Appliances - Washers/Dryers, Refridgerators, Stoves, Air Conditioners, Water Heaters
• Television Consoles

Why Recycle Electronics? Visit www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw for great information!

Central Illinois Access will be hosting a Peoria electronics recycling event on the first Saturday of every month. For more information about these events call Central Illinois Access at (309)999-1110.

Central Illinois Access will also be hosting Central Illinois recycling events throughtout the spring and summer. Watch this web page for a complete schedule.

   Did you know...

• 2,054,800 tons of electronic waste are laid to rest in landfills each year.



• Nearly 250 million computers will become obsolete in the next five years.



• Many people discard computers every three to five years.



• In 2001, only 11 percent of personal computers retired in the US were recycled.



• Mobile phones will be discarded at a rate of 130 million per year by 2005, resulting in 65,000 tons of waste.



• TVs and computers can contain an average of four pounds of lead (depending on their size, make, and vintage) as well as other substances of potential concern like chromium, cadmium, mercury, beryllium, nickel, zinc, and brominated flame retardants. These materials need to be handled carefully.