TheBANK OF EDWARDSVILLE TO COLLECT ELECTRONICS AND APPLIANCES FOR RECYCLING
Starting Sunday., March 20, 2011, TheBANK of Edwardsville's Highland Center will serve as a permanent drop-off location for electronics and appliance recycling. Collections will be held the third Sunday of each month through November from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
With the help of Web Innovations and Technology Services, Inc. (WITS), the following items are eligible for collection at TheBANK's Highland Center, located at 100 Suppiger Lane, Highland, Ill.:
- Computers, monitors, other computer hardware including cables, office/business equipment and machinery, telecommunications equipment including phones and clocks, televisions, VCR’s, stereos, cameras, other audio/video equipment, data storage devices including CD’s, VHS tapes and computer software, home electronics, blenders, toasters, irons, washing machines and dryers, dishwashers, furnaces, hot water heaters, home medical equipment, industrial machinery, lawn mowers, tillers, tools, air conditioners, refrigerators, humidifiers, old motors, transformers, electrical equipment, power supplies, and car batteries.
- Unacceptable items for recycling include tires, wood furniture, other wood products, paint and paint cans, and household and industrial chemicals
- There is a suggested drop-off donation of $5 each for computer monitors and laptops and televisions. For large appliances and all freon-containing devices there is a $5 required fee. Everything else may be dropped-off free of charge.
As WITS is a not-for-profit, community agency in the greater St. Louis region, all donations of reusable items are tax-deductible and will be refurbished when possible and given to one of our programs such as Kids for Kancer, Free Computer Program or Veteran Technology. For more information about WITS and its recycling collections, please visit www.witsinc.org
TheBANK of Edwardsville, with its theme: “Because We Care,” has assets exceeding $1.45 billion and a long tradition of providing personal service, offering innovative products and giving back to the communities in which it serves. For more information, please visit www.4thebank.com
