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Spring Valley to host free electronic recycling event Aug. 16

Event will be from 8 to 11 a.m.

Volunteers stack television and other items during the electronics recycling event conducted by the Ogle County Solid Waste Management Department on Friday, June 23. The residential recycling program is for Ogle County residents only and requires a free permit before dropping items off. The next recycling event is July 28.

Spring Valley will host a free electronic recycling event from 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 16, in the parking lot of JFK School, located at 999 N. Strong Ave. (Earleen Hinton/Shaw Media)

By Maribeth M. Wilson

This event is open to Spring Valley residents only. Residents must supply a utility bill and a driver’s license to prove residency.

The event will end at either 11 a.m. or when the containers are full. This event is for residential use only, not commercial.

Accepted items include household appliances, modems, extension cords, electronic chargers, mobile electric devices, laptops, mice, machines, vacuums, laptop batteries, televisions and monitors, DVD players and VCRs, external hard drives, video game consoles and more.

Not accepted items include wood, liquid glass, fluorescent light bulbs, items containing mercury and freon, anything containing hazardous/biohazardous material and any pressurized containers.

For questions, contact the Spring Valley Clerk’s Office at 815-664-4221.

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Maribeth M. Wilson

Maribeth M. Wilson has been a reporter with Shaw Media for two years, one of those as news editor at the Morris Herald-News. She became a part of the NewsTribune staff in 2023.