OREGON — Ogle County residents can recycle electronics at 909 Pines Road in Oregon on Friday, February 27, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Residents must show a permit and identification, place items in the trunk or bed of a vehicle, and remain in their vehicle. A maximum of seven large items is allowed, with smaller items boxed and counted as one item. Batteries must be removed, alkalines discarded, and rechargeables recycled. Microwaves are accepted for a $5 fee. The next electronics recycling date is March 27.
Accepted items include adding machines, answering machines, cameras, camcorders, CD players, CD-ROM drives, calculators, cellphones, compact fluorescent bulbs, computer cables, computers, laptops, computer monitors, computer towers, copy machines, digital clocks, DVD and VCR players, electric typewriters, electronic mice, fax machines, floppy disk drives, ink cartridges, joysticks, keyboards, microwaves, modems, MP3 players, pagers, PDAs, printers, projectors, radios, rechargeable batteries, remote controls, satellite receivers, scanners, servers, shredders (no tubs), stereo equipment (no wooden speakers), tablets, tape drives, telephones, televisions, toner cartridges, video cassette players, video game consoles, and zip drives.