Palatine Township and the Palatine Lions Club will be holding a FREE, NO LIMIT Electronics Recycling Event for individuals and businesses on Saturday September 22^nd from 7:30 AM - 1:00 PM at the Palatine Township Offices Parking Lot located at 721 S Quentin Road, Palatine. Due to a new law that took effect on January 1, 2012 many electronic items are no longer accepted for general disposal in landfills.

A partial list of items being accepted are computers, laptops, power cords & cables, computer components including mice, scanners,  hard drives, printers, CD, DVD & VCR players, small kitchen appliances, TVs (less than 27") & remotes and many more items. All computer hard drives will be wiped clean in the recycling process.

The Lions Club will also be accepting used cellular phones, inkjet cartridges, keys, eyeglasses and hearing aids.

Large kitchen appliances (White goods), microwaves, light bulbs, paint and other hazardous materials (including all types of batteries and construction debris) will NOT be accepted at this event.

Please visit www.PalatineTownship.Com or www.PalatineLions.Org for additional information and details including a complete list of items that will be accepted at the September 22nd event.

For answers to other questions please contact Club President Paul Pioch, at 847/609-5805.