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January 06, 2006
Electronics recycling
By Donna Vickroy
Staff writer
There are many ways to recycle computers
and other kinds of e-waste.
Some computer companies, such as Dell
(www.dell4me.com/recycling) and Hewlett-Packard (www.hp.com/recycle),
sponsor in-house recycling programs.
If the only option is to trash the equipment,
beware: Many communities do not allow computers to be
tossed in with everyday trash.
Intercon Solutions, a Chicago Heights
company (708-756-9838) that recycles e-waste for individuals
and other companies, receives more than 200,000 pounds
of computers, TVs and other electronic equipment slated
for recycling each week.
Computers contain lead, which can be hazardous
when released in a landfill. Consumer electronics, the
company's Web site states, account for 40 percent of
lead found in landfills.
Waste Management will not dispose of old
computer hard drives in landfills.
The Illinois Environmental Protection
Agency coordinates one-day household waste collections
each spring and fall. Contact the agency at (217) 785-8604.
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