Pssst, hey Buddy, want to dump an old computer? No, the streets of Edwardsville and Glen Carbon aren't suddenly filled with shady characters offering to take your out-of-date electronics. It's actually Madison County's recycling program kicking into high gear just in time for spring cleaning.
You can recycle your old computers, TVs, cell phones and small electric household appliances this coming Saturday, April 18, in the Sears Auto Center parking lot at the Alton Square Mall. The event runs from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.
Sponsored by the Sierra Club, Madison County Recycling, Totall Metal Recycling and the mall, the collection event is for Madison County, Illinois residents only. Attendees should be prepared to show proof of residency.
Bring those computers, but remember that no large appliances, vehicle engines or hazardous waste will be accepted. Additional details are available at Madison County Recycles.
In a semi-related event, the village of Glen Carbon and its trash service contractor, Allied Waste Services, will be conducting the spring Large Item Pick Up from Monday, April 27 through Friday, May 1, 2009. Village residents can place the items they'd like to get rid of by the curb on their normal trash day that week.
What is considered a large item in this case? Refrigerators, washers and dryers, furniture, freezers, TV sets, mattresses and carpets are examples. Construction debris is prohibited.
For more information, visit the Glen Carbon Village Web Site at http://www.glen-carbon.il.us,
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About the Author: Nancy Milton, GRI, is a Realtor with the Just Ducky Homes team at Coldwell Banker Brown Realtors in Edwardsville, Illinois. She and Kristina Pratt help their customers buy and sell homes and investment properties in St. Louis' Illinois suburbs of Madison and St. Clair counties with special emphasis on real estate in the communities of Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, Maryville, Collinsville and Troy. For more information, visit their web site at http://www.JustDuckyHomes.com or e-mail Nancy@JustDuckyHomes.com.
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About the Author: Nancy Milton, GRI, is a REALTOR with the GoshenRealtyGroup at RE/MAX Preferred Partners in Edwardsville, Illinois. She and Kristina Pratt help their customers buy and sell homes and investment properties in St. Louis' Illinois suburbs with special emphasis on homes for sale in Madison County and the communities of Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, Maryville, Collinsville, Troy, Bethalto and surrounding areas.
Goshen Realty Group takes its name from the earliest nickname for Madison County, Illinois -- the Land of Goshen -- coined when the region's first settlers compared their new home east of the Mississippi River to the biblical land of peace and plenty.
For more information, visit GoshenRealtyGroup.com or e-mail Nancy at Nancy@GoshenRealtyGroup.com. Text or call Nancy at 618-791-8007. REMAX Preferred Partners is located at One 157 Center, Edwardsville, IL 62025.
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Another way is to try to donate them out to some needy parties. Now that I have been living in the city for a while, I suddenly know that are impoverished people in our society and they may just need a computer that works.
Good idea, Huiting. I know schools and rec centers and religious institutions are in need too.