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McHenry County Department of Health
Nick Kubiak, Public Information Officer
McHenry County Department of Health to hold free residential document shredding event on October 18 at the McHenry County Fairgrounds in Woodstock
MCHENRY COUNTY, IL – The McHenry County Department of Health (MCDH) is pleased to announce a residential recycling event, to be held on October 18th from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the McHenry County Fairgrounds (11900 Country Club Rd, Woodstock). The event is available to all McHenry County residents and is held in partnership with the City of Woodstock, Elgin Recycling, Paper Tiger Document Solutions, and the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County.
The City of Woodstock’s 'Single Use Bag Fee' will cover the cost of TV/monitor recycling fees (up to five units per household), as well as fees for alkaline batteries and light bulbs, for Woodstock residents. Proof of City of Woodstock residency is required.
Elgin Recycling will be accepting a variety of electronic devices during the event, including:
- Televisions and computer monitors (fees apply)
- $15 for LCD monitors; $25 for units 20 inches or smaller; $35 for units 21 inches or larger; units include flat screen and tube TVs
- Computers (desktop, laptop, netbook, notebook, tablet), keyboards and mice
- Printers, fax machines, scanners and small-scale servers
- DVD Players, DVD recorders and VCRs
- Video game consoles
- Electronic keyboard and portable digital music players
- Digital converter boxes, cable and satellite receivers
Elgin Recycling will accept credit cards or cash on-site. For additional items accepted but not listed, visit elginrecycling.com or contact them at (847) 741-4100. Residents unable to attend the October 18th event can bring their electronic recyclables to Elgin Recycling’s facility in Crystal Lake at 5114 E. Terra Cotta Avenue during normal operating hours (M-F, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., and Saturday, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.).
Paper Tiger Document Solutions will provide a free document shredding truck to securely shred paper documents on-site. Paper shredding is limited to four banker boxes or similar-sized containers, per vehicle. Documents must be removed from binders and binder clips; paper clips and staples are acceptable. This event is exclusively for residential purposes – businesses are kindly requested not to participate. Shredding will only be available until the truck is full. Once the shredding truck is full, no additional documents will be accepted.
The Environmental Defenders of McHenry County will be accepting alkaline batteries ($1/lb), fluorescent tubes and LED bulbs ($0.50 to $1, depending on length), clean solid Styrofoam (all colors), packing peanuts, reusable bubble wrap and textiles (reusable and non-reusable clothing, linens, rags and shoes tied together by the laces will be accepted). Pink and blue construction foam siding and non-solid Styrofoam will not be accepted. The Environmental Defenders of McHenry County also have three permanent locations that accept Styrofoam. For more information, please visit mcdef.org, email the Environmental Defenders, or call (815) 338-0393.
Visit the McHenry County College “Green Guide” for additional information on recycling in and around McHenry County at mchenry.edu/green.
For more information about MCDH recycling events, visit mcdh.link/solid-waste.
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