Shawnee College Collecting Electronics as part of Recycling Grant

3/24/09

In an effort to divert old electronic equipment from Illinois landfills, Shawnee Community College has begun collecting a long list of items for recycling.

Through a state-funded electronic recycling grant, the college will accept and recycle the following items:

• any computer components
  (monitors, towers, CPUs, mice, keyboards, drives, etc.)
• printers
• laptops
• hard drives
• tape drives
• zip drives
• scanners
• PDA's
• TV's
• radios
• stereos
• DVD players
• VCRs
• compact disc players
• tape players
• remote controls
• electronic game systems and accessories
• fax machines
• copy and duplicating machines
• answering machines
• cameras
• camcorders
• cell phones
• modems
• pagers
• telephones
• telephone equipment
• CD-ROMs
• medical equipment
• cables
• cords and other computer peripheries
• calculators
• postage machines
• printed circuit boards
• electric typewriters
• fans
• and word processors.

Such equipment is being collected at the Shawnee Community College main campus near Ullin or at any of the extension centers located in Anna, Metropolis, and Cairo.

Individuals and businesses are encouraged to participate.
For more information, contact Jimmy Smith at 618-634-3393.

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