Starting Jan. 1, 2012, it will be illegal in Illinois to throw certain electronics into the trash. Residents and haulers could be fined for violating the law.
What: Countywide residential electronics collection
When: 8 a.m. to noon Saturday
Where: News-Gazette Distribution Center, 3202 Apollo Drive, C. (Apollo Industrial Park, use Olympian Drive).
Free drop-off of:
— Televisions
— Computers, laptops, monitors, keyboards, mice, cables, Zip drives
— Printers & scanners
— VCR/DVD players
— Cell phones
— Fax machines
— MP3 players
— PDAs
— Video game consoles
Limit 10 items per resident.