McHenry Township
3703 N. Richmond Road Johnsburg, IL 60051
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Recycling


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Electronic Waste and Brush Recycling Programs 


McHenry Township Road District Recycling Center
in the township employee parking lot at 3703 N. Richmond Road


2018

ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING

AND BRUSH DROP OFF

 
These programs will be available April through November
on the following Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon

 
April 21    May 19    June 16    July 21 

August 18    October 20    November 17

* there will be no recycling in September due to our Touch-A-Truck event * 


Electronics:  The township has an accessible drop-off location which is intended to motivate residents to dispose of their used computers and electronics in an environmentally responsible manner.

There will be NO drop off of recycling items during the week. Drop off is located in the township employee  
parking lot at 3703 N. Richmond Road.  Road District employees will be on hand to assist you on the above dates. 
 
 
The Road District is again partnering with The Environmental Defenders of McHenry County for our recycling  program. Acceptable items now include televisions, miscellaneous electronics, CFL bulbs, fluorescent tubes, VHS/cassette tapes, and CDs/DVDs.
 
Donations are suggested for particular  items are listed below; all proceeds go to the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County to offset the cost of transportation, sorting and certified recycling.


  •   Televisions & Monitors: .50 cents per pound or $50 maximum per unit
  •   Household Batteries: .50 cents per pound (car batteries  are taken for free)
  •   CFL bulbs: .50 cents each
  •   Fluorescent tubes: .50 cents per 4ft bulb, $1.00 per 8ft bulb

Accepted at no charge:
 
  - computer hard drives
  - keyboards & mice
  - printers/ink cartridges & scanners
  - word processors & calculators
  - VCRs & DVD players
  - telephones & battery backups
  - VHS/cassette tapes/CDs/DVDs
  - miscellaneous electronics (most anything that plugs-in or runs on batteries)
  - automotive batteries
  - clean Styrofoam & Packing Peanuts

  - eyeglasses (in cooperation with McHenry Lions Club)


We will provide one semi-trailer every month to haul away most of the electronic recycling except for a few items. Once the trailer is full, the doors will be closed for that date and recycling will resume the next month.

Brush: Brush, branches and twigs must be no larger than 8 inches in diameter, and 10 feet maximum length. Grass clippings, leaves and rubbish will not be accepted. Road District personnel will chip all branches into usable mulch, which will be available to participants at no charge. Any excess mulch will be piled in the Senior/Youth Center parking lot and can be picked up any time the park gates are open.


For additional information about  McHenry Township Road District's Recycling Program call the McHenry Township Road District at 815-385-3076.  


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3703 North Richmond Road, Johnsburg, Illinois 60051
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