Electronics Recycling Information for Ogle County Residents
09/16/2013
Beginning on January 1, 2012, computers (including laptops, tablets and small-scale servers), computer
monitors, printers, televisions, keyboards, mice, FAX machines, VCR’s, DVD players/recorders, digital music
players, video game consoles, scanners, digital TV converter boxes and cable or satellite TV receivers will be
banned from Illinois landfills and residents will be prohibited from disposing of these items in the trash. These
items will also be prohibited from disposal by burning or incineration. Other electronic items will likely
follow this pattern. Recycling them is the best option.
Each year the Ogle County Solid Waste Management Department and the Lee County Office of Solid Waste
Management hold one or two collection events for recycling electronic waste. The events are alternated
between the counties each year. If you cannot make it to one of these events, we have listed some other ongoing options below. Or, consider donating working computer equipment to a local school, church, or other
charitable organization. For more information on donating visit the USEPA website www.epa.gov/plugin. For
more general information contact OCSWMD at 815-732-4020 or visit www.oglecountysolidwaste.org.
Comed – Appliances: – will pay you $35.00 for your old, working refrigerator or freezer, pick it up and
recycle it for free. They will also pick up your old working room A/C and haul it away at no charge.
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Between 10 and 30 cubic feet in size
Empty and working at the time of pick-up
Accessible with a clear path for removal by contractor
For details or to schedule a pick-up, enroll on-line at www.comed.com or call 888-806-2273.
Secure Recycling Services – Electronics: (A division of Kreider Services) Located at 629 Palmyra Road in
Dixon (formerly located at 1115 Warp Rd., Dixon), Secure Recycling Services is a recognized collector,
recycler and refurbisher of electronic waste in the State of Illinois. Residents may drop off used or obsolete
electronic items Monday-Friday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. or every 3rd Saturday from 8:00
a.m. - noon. Secure Recycling Services is not able to accept all E-waste. For a list of electronics currently
accepted please call (815) 288-1602 or visit
www.kreiderservices.org/business_partners/secure_recycling_services.html.
Commercial businesses who would like to drop used or obsolete electronics are encouraged to call and
schedule an appointment. There will be a nominal charge for this service to commercial businesses.
Best Buy – Electronics: www.bestbuy.com/recycling Consumers can bring up to three (3) units per day, per
household, for recycling at an U.S. Best Buy store. Best Buy will accept most consumer electronics, including
televisions and monitors up to 32”, flat panels and monitors up to 60”, computer CPUs and notebooks, small
electronics, VCR and DVD players, and phones, as well as accessories such as keyboards, hard drives,
software, webcams, mice, remotes, office equipment, fans, and vacuums.
The following items cannot be accepted through this program:
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Console televisions or TV’s or monitor screens greater than 32”
Items containing Freon, including air conditioners, dehumidifiers, and mini-refrigerators
Microwave ovens - Appliances (customers are invited instead to use Best Buy’s appliance haul-away
and pick-up programs for a fee)
American TV – Electronics: www.americantv.com/pages/e-cycle.jsp Consumers can bring in your old
cameras, camcorders, mobile or cordless phones, MP3 players and more into the e-cycle drop box located near
the main entrance. Take your old desktop computers, stereo receivers, tape players & recorders, speakers,
VCR’s or DVD players to the Customer Assistance counter. There is no charge to the customer and if the
product is large or heavy go to Customer Service and they will unload it for you.
Goodwill and Dell – Electronics: These entities are partnering in Northern Illinois to form a free drop-off
program for consumers who want to recycle any unwanted computer equipment. Consumers can drop off
computer at Goodwill stores in Rockford, Freeport, Sterling and Beloit, Wisconsin. All value recovered from
computer equipment will go to Goodwill to support job training and employment services programs. For a list
of store address, visit www.goodwillni.org.
Ogle County Hospice - Electronics: (815) 732-2499 - Will accept the following items:
Cell phone (no chargers or accessories) ** Inkjet cartridges (small ones, no laser cartridges, toner
cartridges, fax cartridges and no large printer cartridges) ** Laptop computers (no desktop computers,
tower computers, monitors, printers, scanners, faxes, modems, keyboards, mice, or TV’s, etc.)
MP3 Player Apple iPod, Microsoft Zune, SanDisk, or Creative (no other types accepted)
Digital cameras ** Digital video cameras (camcorders) ** Handheld game systems ** Sony PSP
handheld, Nintendo DS lite, Nintendo DS original, Nintendo Gameboy Advance, or Nintendo Gameboy
color (no other types accepted).
Home Depot – CFL Bulbs, Batteries, Holiday Lights: Customers can bring in any expired, unbroken
compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFL) bulbs, place them in a plastic bag and deposit them both into a
collection unit. Customers will be able to locate the CFL receptacle on the front end of the store near the
entrance, by the Returns desk or near the exit doors inside the store. Also accepted are rechargeable batteries
and Christmas lights.
Staples: http://www.staples.com/ecoeasy EcoEasy offers consumers in-store recycling of computers,
monitors, printers, desktop copiers and other electronic waste, six items per day. Drop off ink and toner
cartridges for recycling and receive $2 in Staple Rewards, limit 10 cartridges per customer per month.
Office Depot: http://www.officedepot.com/techrecycling Tech Recycling Boxes ($5-$15 depending on size)
are available at participating stores. You can fill the boxes with as many used consumer electronics (cell
phones/PDAs, computers, televisions, etc.) as will fit and drop the unsealed boxes off at any Office Depot
store to be recycled. Every store has kiosks where consumers can drop off used cell phones, batteries and
accessories for free.
Ace Hardware, Oregon – CFL Bulbs: Customers can bring in any expired, unbroken CFL bulbs and they
will have a container for them, just asked one of the clerks.
R & D Do It Best Hardware, Rochelle – CFL Bulbs: Customers can bring in any expired, unbroken CFL
bulbs and they will have a container for them, just asked one of the clerks.
Moore’s True Value Hardware, Rochelle – CFL Bulbs: Customers can bring in any expired, unbroken
CFL bulbs and they will have a container for them, just asked one of the clerks.
Target: You can trade in your old electronics at participating Target stores, through a program run by
www.Nextworth.com or bring your electronic to the Target mobile kiosk and a clerk will value it for you.
They will give you a gift card or store credit on the spot. If you don’t have a store nearby, you may mail it in.
They accept iPads, iPhones, digital cameras, game consoles, e-readers, laptops, movies, video games and
more. You can call 888-969-4763 Mon. – Fri. 9 am – 5 pm for more information or email at
[email protected].
Rochelle – CFL Bulbs: 815-562-4155 The City of Rochelle and Rochelle Municipal Utilities have partnered
with two local businesses to promote and facilitate the recycling of compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs).
CFL recycling boxes are available in three locations: RMU Customer Service, R&D Do It Best Hardware and
Moore’s True Value Hardware. Bring used, unbroken bulbs to any of the three locations and place them into a
container for safe keeping. They are then carefully packaged and sent for recycling. There is no fee for this
service.
Rochelle – Electronics: TVs, monitors, printers, computers, fax machines, keyboards, electronic mice, VCRs,
portable digital music players, video game consoles, small scale servers, scanners, digital converter boxes,
cable and satellite receivers, and DVD players. Cell phones and laptop computers may be dropped off at City
Hall and the RMI Customer Service Center. Electronic devices may be delivered to the RMU Water
Department Lab located at 888 Treatment Plant Road, 9:30 am – 2:30 pm Monday – Friday. Facility closed on
major holidays.
Rochelle – Appliances: Appliance pickup is scheduled for the third Saturday of each month. To register your
appliance, you must acquire a sticker from Rochelle City Hall or Rochelle Municipal Utilities Customer
Service Center. The sticker is free of charge. Appliances must be placed at the curb, with the sticker visible
from the street, prior to 5 am the morning of pickup. Appliances accepted: washers, dryers, refrigerators &
refrigeration equipment, freezers, dishwashers, water coolers, ovens, freezers, dishwashers, water coolers,
ovens, rangers, stoves, air conditioners, and water heaters.
Illinois Growth Enterprises and Rockford Computers for Schools, 7200 Clinton Road, Loves Park, IL–
Will accept old computers, laptops, monitors, printers, scanners, speakers, software, cables, cell phones and
other electronics. Rockford Computers for Schools volunteers repurpose computers for schools, non-profit
agencies and disadvantaged school-age youths by wiping hard drives and installing programs. People with
disabilities employed by IGE disassemble obsolete computer equipment for responsible recycling. Equipment
is accepted from 8:30 am – 3:30 pm weekdays and 8:30 am – 11 am on Saturday.
Ogle County Solid Waste Management Department – Cell Phones, CFL Bulbs, Rechargeable Batteries,
Eyeglasses, Old Keys, Hearing Aids, & Inkjet Cartridges: 909 W. Pines Road, Oregon, IL, 815-732-4020.
Accepts the above listed items for recycling. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.