Ogle County Electronics Recycling and Food Drive Set for October 23

OREGON — Ogle County residents can recycle electronics and donate food at 909 Pines Road in Oregon on Friday, October 23, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Residents must show a permit and identification, place electronics 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 and food drive is Friday, November 20. Accepted electronics 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.