America Recycles Day Mega Recycling Event November 19, 2011

IWU Wellness and the Ecology Action Center want to help make recycling easier for you on America Recycles Day. While most families recycle the usual – plastic food containers, glass bottles, newspapers, and such, what about other items?

Well, for one day only, you can recycle “the other” recyclables all in one place, all at the same time.

Bring us your:
• Electronics
• Compact fluorescent Bulbs (CFLs)
• Household Batteries (alkaline, watch batteries, rechargeable batteries)
• Clothes and textiles (usable or not)
• Shoes (usable or not)
• Plastic Garden Pots

These items will all be properly recycled by properly licensed recyclers where applicable. Please DO NOT bring any household hazardous waste items – chemicals, paints, automotive fluids, car batteries, tires, pesticides, fertilizers, etc. These items cannot be accepted at this event but must wait for a future household hazardous waste collection event. If you have any questions about acceptable items or household hazardous waste, please contact the Ecology Action Center at (309) 454-3169.

This event is brought to you by Home Sweet Home Ministries, Springfield Electric, the Illinois Plastic Pot Recycling Project, Illinois Wesleyan University, and the Ecology Action Center.

Official Website: http://www.ecologyactioncenter.org/