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Recyclin' In The Rain

Palos Park held an electronic recycling event in less than ideal conditions.

 
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Volunteers braved the rain. From left to right: Cecilia McClellan of the Orland-Palos Conservation Committee, Police Cadet Frank Slabenak, Palos Park Commissioner Nicole Milovich-Walters, Sydney Walters, Village Administrator Rick Boehm and Michelle Boehm
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The Village of Palos Park held their first of two electronic recycling days on Aug. 20. Residents dropped off boxes of old computers, televisions and other assorted dust collectors.

A special thanks to the volunteers for taking my old television and junior high-era boombox of my hands.

The next electronic recycling day will be on Saturday, Aug. 27 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Kaptur Administration Center. The program is sponsored by the village and the Palos-Orland Conservation Committee. 

Wanted: Computers and parts, Monitors, Peripherals-Mice Keyboards, Printers, Fax machines, Scanners , PDAs, Cell Phones, Phones, TV’s, Laptops, DVDs, Stereos, VCRs, MP3 players, IPods and Video game consoles

Not Wanted: Kitchen appliances, Hair Dryers, Curling Irons, Terminals, Electric Tools, Cash registers, Microwave Ovens, UPS Batteries, Typewriters, Toaster ovens and Copiers

About this column: Every day we feature a new photo that gives you a sense of what's happening in Palos. Related Topics: Electronics, Go Green, and Recycling

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