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Piatt County SWCD Brings Back Electronic Recycling

A successful event last year is being brought back to Piatt County.

The Piatt County Soil and Water Conservation District is hosting an electronic recycling event Wednesday from 8 am to 4 pm at their Piatt County Office. Jonathon Manuel, Resource Conservationist at the Piatt County Soil Water Conservation District, explains the trailer takes any items from televisions to window air conditioners to batteries.

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Last year, the e-cycling program filled two trailers from front to back, top to bottom full of electronic items. Manuel notes this started out as a way to assist Piatt County and farmers in the county who would find items thrown in their ditches or dirt paths in the country. He feels this has significantly reduced the amount of dumped electronics throughout the county roads.

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With new statewide landfill regulations requiring landfills to deny electronic items to their facilities, electronic recycling programs like the one being sponsored in Piatt County are increasingly important. Manuel hopes the state regulation and increases in electronic recycling programs help the landfills last longer.

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Again the electronic recycling program is Wednesday and runs from 8 am to 4 pm at hte Monticello USDA Parking Lot on the east side at 1201 A Bear Lane. Another program will take place April 25 same time and location.

The program is free of charge but good will donations will be accepted to help cover the cost of gas for the trailers to Charleston.

Items accepted include: batteries, cameras, televisions, computers, fax machines, power strips and other cables.

Items NOT accepted include: refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, dishwashers and hot water heaters.

To learn more or find out if an item is acceptable or not you can contact Jonathon Manuel at 217-762-2146 Ext. 3.

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