Wondering where to recycle that old American flag or your unused batteries? How about old shoes, eyeglasses, paints or metals? The Village's A-Z Recycling Roundup has you covered.
It is important to recycle unwanted and unused medication properly. The Village of Glenview offers options to safely dispose of medications and sharps.
Bring unused and expired prescription and pharmaceutical drugs to the Glenview Police Department lobby, 2500 East Lake Avenue (east side entrance) for safe, anonymous disposal -- free of charge 24/7. The collection receptacle is offered as part of the Cook County Sheriff's Department Prescription Drug Take-Back Program. No sharps accepted.
OTHER OPTIONS
Illinois became the 16th state to adopt an electronics recycling law known as the Electronics Products Recycling and Reuse Act (SB2313) in September 2009.
This legislation initially banned televisions and monitors from entering Illinois landfills effective Jan. 1, 2012. Then, legislation was passed amending the Illinois Product Recycling and Reuse Act to expand the number of electronic products banned from Illinois landfills from four to 17. As of 2019, the list of banned items was amended to include:
- Televisions
- Monitors
- Printers
- Computers (including tablet computers)
- Electronic keyboards
- Facsimile machines
- Videocassette recorders
- Portable digital music players
- Digital video disc players
- Video game consoles
- Small scale servers
- Scanners
- Electronic mouse
- Digital converter boxes
- Cable receivers
- Satellite receivers
- Digital video disc recorders
Obsolete toxic electronic products are the fastest growing component of landfill waste. Discarded electronic products contain toxic materials such as lead, mercury, arsenic, cadmium, beryllium and other toxic materials that pollute the soil and may leach into ground water, posing a risk to human health and the environment. Obsolete electronic products contain valuable materials that can be recycled for reuse such as copper, gold and circuit chips – just to name a few of the reusable materials. The reuse of these products conserves energy and natural resources.
Abt and Best Buy offer electronics recycling programs during business hours.
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