City of Evanston to Hold Recycling Fair July 23

The City of Evanston’s Public Works Department will be hosting a Recycling Fair on Saturday, July 23, 2011 from 9a.m. to noon at the Morton Civic Center Parking Lot, 2100 Ridge Ave. At the fair, residents can recycle a variety of items, secure recycling education materials, sign-up for a waste audits and get a close look at some of the Streets and Sanitation heavy equipment.

Residents can bring up to five banker’s boxes of paper documents to be shredded on site. Documents will be fed directly into the onsite truck for immediate cross-shredding. The contractor will transport the shredded paper back to its facility to bale and market for recycling. Document destruction tips:
• Remove large metal clips and binders.
• Put paper documents in a bag or box.
• Staples and paper clips are acceptable and are sorted out later in the process.
• No businesses will be allowed to participate in the shredding.

Residents may also bring computers and electronics to the fair for recycling. The following materials will be accepted at the event:
• Cell Phones
• Computer Monitors
• Computers – PCs and laptops
• DVD Players
• Fax Machines
• MP3 Players
• PDAs
• Peripherals (mice, keyboards)
• Printers
• Scanners
• Televisions
• VHS Players
• Video Game Consoles

Finally, residents may also bring prescription drugs, sharps, batteries and CFL light bulbs to the fair for recycling. For more information, call 3-1-1 or 847/448-4311.