IEPA Landfill Ban – Electronic Items Banned Jan. 1, 2012 Next Elmhurst College Collection is Saturday, April 14, 2012!

Illinois legislators passed the Electronic Products Recycling and Reuse Act, Public Act 97-0287, in August, banning 17 electronics from landfills. The law makes it illegal for consumers to dispose of banned items in the trash and makes it illegal for landfills to accept them. Violations carry a $7,000 fine for waste haulers. According to a SCARCE representative, residents may be fined $1,200 per item. Every business that sells electronics in Illinois is required to have signage informing customers of the ban and recycling options. These products contain toxic materials such as lead, mercury, arsenic, cadmium and beryllium that must be properly managed to prevent soil and groundwater contamination. This list of electronic items joins other items banned from landfill disposal in Illinois including, lead-acid batteries, landscape waste, tires, white goods, and motor oil.

The landfill ban includes:

Televisions Monitors Printers Computers (including tablet computers) Electronic Keyboards Facsimile Machines Videocassette Recorders Portable Digital Music Plavers Digital Video Disc Players Video Game Consoles Small Scale Servers Scanners Electronic Mice Digital Converter Boxes Cable Receivers Satellite Receivers Digital Video Disc Recorders

October 2011 Electronics Recycling Results

The results are in from the processor! While some recycling companies are a collector and then sell the items to a processor, our vendor, Creative Recycling Services, is a domestic processor. There is no

“middle man” involved. All items are dismantled and processed domestically here in the United States through Creative Recycling Services.

Employee and Public Collection diverted from landfills ........................................... 4, 068 lbs CED Itemization ......................................................................................................... 2,568 lbs. PCs ........................................................................................................................................ 10 Laptops ................................................................................................................................... 1 CRT Monitors ........................................................................................................................ 16 LCD Monitors .......................................................................................................................... 1 CRT TVs ................................................................................................................................. 21 LCD TVs ................................................................................................................................. 20 Servers .................................................................................................................................... 6 Miscellaneous EED Electronics including cell phones .................................................. 296 lbs. Miscellaneous Uncovered Electronics ...................................................................... 1,204 lbs.

And the Green Department Challenge winner is . . . Computer Services! The Computer Services team will receive a sustainable lunch sponsored by Chartwells. The Residence Life Staff take the Silver and Tina Kazan, English Department, is recognized for individual participation! Many departments participated in the collection including: Education, English, Human Resources, Library, Nursing, Residence Life, and the Student Affairs Frick Center staff. Go team go!

Learn more at: http://public.elmhurst.edu/projects/sustainability Send recommendations and comments to: sustainable@elmhurst.edu