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                                                                        PLEASE GO TO BOTTOM OF PAGE FOR LISTING OF ELECTRONICS DROP-OFF EVENTS IN OAK PARK, MAY THROUGH OCTOBER 2011. 

                                                                        Recyclable

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                                                                        Used household batteries
                                                                         



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                                                                        Compact Florescent Light Bulbs
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                                                                        Small Electronics








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                                                                        Computers & Accessories












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                                                                        Analog TVs

                                                                        Recycling Resource

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                                                                        Any branch of the Chicago Public Library

                                                                        Village of Oak Park Public Works

                                                                        Walgreens photo counter
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                                                                        Home Depot Stores
                                                                        Ace Hardware Stores
                                                                        Goose Island Recycling Center
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                                                                        Gazelle

                                                                        Best Buy Stores


                                                                        Goose Island Recycling Center

                                                                        Goodwill Store*, 1900 N Harlem just north of Cermak, 442-3606
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                                                                        Gazelle

                                                                        Best Buy Stores

                                                                        Goose Island Recycling Center

                                                                        The Economy Shop, Oak Park* 



                                                                        Brown Elephant, Oak Park* 

                                                                        United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Chicago *
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                                                                        Brown Elephant, Oak Park* 

                                                                        Comments

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                                                                        Used batteries can be brought to the meeting and placed in the recycling box – members will take to recycling site



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                                                                        Old light bulbs can be brought to the meeting and placed in the recycling box – members will take to Goose Island Recycling Center (see below)   
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                                                                        Gazelle buyes your electronics (free shipping)

                                                                        Best Buy will accept 3 items/household/day (see website); also has trade-in & other options  

                                                                        See below for more information

                                                                        See website for donation guidelines & reduce-reuse-recycle page    
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                                                                        As above

                                                                        As above 

                                                                        See below for more information

                                                                        Drop off donations at South Blvd door (just west of Grove Ave.)  Mon-Sat, 8am-noon (see website for more information) 

                                                                        217 Harrison (see website for more information)

                                                                        Working computer equipment only

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                                                                        See website for more information

                                                                        *Tax Deductible Donation receipt may be available. 

                                                                        GOOSE ISLAND RECYCLING CENTER is at 1150 N. North Branch Street, 2 blocks east of the Kennedy at Division St.  It is open Tuesdays (7:00 am - noon), Thursdays (2:00 pm - 7:00 pm), and the first Saturday of each month (8:00 am - 3:00 pm).  It is closed on holidays.  Bring your materials through the gates and past the first one-story building, located on the west side of the street at 1150 N. North Branch.  Signs are posted indicating the specific drop-off spots for specific materials (electronics, other household hazards, etc.).  Materials accepted include most electronics, compact fluorescent bulbs, and oil-based paints & stains.   Latex paints and working TVs are not accepted. 

                                                                        For detailed drop-off information click here

                                                                        FOR GENERAL INFORMATION about appliance and small electronics recycling, you may visit this page on the Parts Select website.

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                                                                        The Village of Oak Park hosts electronic recycling events on the last Saturday of each month from May through October, 2011.  Acceptable items include:  Computers & peripherals, laptops, monitors, TVs, cell phones, rechargeable batteries, printers, fax machines, MP3 players, PDAs, video game consoles, VCRs, dgital video disk players, zip ddrives, scanners, & microwaves. 

                                                                        The dates are:  May 28, June 25, July 30, August 27, Sept. 24, and Oct. 29.  Drop off items from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm at 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park. 

                                                                         
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