About the Program

Public Act 97-0287 (Electronic Products Recycling & Reuse Act) establishes a statewide system for recycling and/or reusing the items listed below discarded from residences by requiring electronic manufacturers to participate in the management of discarded and unwanted electronic products.

Covered and Eligible Devices:

Effective January 1, 2012 all of the covered electronic devices listed below are banned from landfills.

Televisions	Monitors	Printers	Computers (Any)
Facsimile Machines	Videocassette Recorders	Video Game Consoles	Electronic Keyboards
Portable Digital Music Players	Small Scale Servers	Scanners	Electronic Mice
Digital Video Disc Players	Cable Receivers	Satellite Receivers	DVD Recorders
Digital Converter Boxes	Cell Phones	PDAs	Computer Cables

For drop off sites listed by Illinois town see IEPA website.

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Residents can also drop off e-waste at the Bremen Township Electronics Recycling program
(Two locations available.)

Bremen Township Highway Department	Bremen Senior Center
16361 S. Kedzie	15350 S. Oak Park Avenue
Markham, IL 60428	Oak Forest, IL 60452
Monday - Friday 9:00am-3:00pm	Monday - Friday 9:00am-3:00pm

*No televisions or items containing Freon accepted.
For more information on the electronic recycling, please call Bremen Township at 708-333-9530.

Residents can also drop off e-waste at Orland Township Highway Department.

Orland Township Highway Department
16125 S. Wolf Rd Orland Park, IL 60467 Monday - Friday 7:00am - 3:00pm (708) 403-5148

*Small fee required for televisions and monitors.  Call before going for current amount and to pre-purchase your coupon.

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Best Buy

 If you need to get rid of a TV, Best Buy does accept some TVs. Please see their website at http://www.bestbuy.com/recycle; for updated terms and pricing.  Best Buy also accepts batteries, cell phones, shredders and some appliances.  
 

Earth911.com

Use this website to search where you can recycle everyday items including batteries, televisions, paint, etc.

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