Piatt County is hosting their second spring electronic recycling event today.

The Piatt County Soil and Water Conservation District is hosting an electronic recycling event today 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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Manuel explains the collections started out as a way to assist Piatt County and farmers 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 are no longer allowed in the state's landfills, and electronic recycling programs are becoming increasingly popular. Manuel hopes the state regulation and increases in electronic recycling programs help the landfills last longer.

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The electronic recycling program is today and runs from 8 am to 4 pm at the Monticello USDA Parking Lot on the east side at 1201 A Bear Lane.

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

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.