Together with Champaign County, City of Urbana, and Village of Savoy, the City of Champaign will host a Fall Residential Electronics Collection Event on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021.
Pre-registration is required to participate; online registration opens on Sept. 13.
As in previous events in recent years, area residents can sign up for a 15-minute time slot to drop off their used electronic items for recycling, free of charge. The event has returned to a one-day format, so the only option is Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021 from 8 am to 12 noon.
To register, simply visit the collection website. If you need assistance with registering, please email recycling@champaignil.gov. As part of your registration, you will select one of the 15-minute time slots to bring your items. This helps keep wait times to a minimum.
The registration procedure has cut down on the longer wait times that had been the norm in previous events before the registration system was put in place. If you haven’t been to this event in a long time, the operation has been streamlined significantly.
WHAT CAN BE RECYCLED
There is a four television limit per person/postcard and a seven item total limit. This collection event is the only cost-free, local option to dispose of an older, tube-style television; all types of televisions are accepted. (Small items can be bundled or put into a small box and counted as only one item.)
Detailed information on what is accepted and what isn’t accepted is available at the registration website.
For the October event, almost every city and village within the County has agreed to participate in helping to support this event. Persons residing in the following Champaign County communities are eligible to register: Bondville, Broadlands, Champaign, Fisher, Gifford, Homer, Ivesdale, Longview, Ludlow, Mahomet, Ogden, Pesotum, Rantoul, Royal, Sadorus, Savoy, Sidney, St. Joseph, Thomasboro, Tolono, Urbana, and Unincorporated Champaign County.
Who should not register for the event?
Residents who live outside of Champaign County or in non-participating communities in Champaign County should not register for this event. Which communities in Champaign County are not participating? Foosland and Philo.
What happens when you register?
Immediately after you register for an event, you will receive a confirmation email and/or text (if you entered a cell phone number). Approximately 7-10 days before the event registrants will receive a postcard in the mail, which serves as a ‘ticket’ into the event. If registrants do not receive a postcard in the mail before the event, it is acceptable to show their confirmation email/text instead.
Event logistics: Where to go and what to expect
The event will take place at Parkland College, 2400 W. Bradley Avenue in Champaign. A map of the specific location within the Parkland campus will be provided on your confirmation postcard. On the morning of the event, participants are asked to use the DUNCAN ROAD ENTRANCE into Parkland and then follow the signs.
The events go ahead rain or shine, that includes thunder and lightning.
Can’t make the event?
For more recycling options, including free YEAR-ROUND local electronic recycling options (with the exception of most TV’s), click here.
COVID-19: IMPACT AND PRECAUTIONS
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, necessary safety precautions may remain in place for October 2021, but that information will be released closer to the date. (During the October 2020 event, participating residents were asked to remain in their vehicle at all times during the event, and to wear a mask to remain protected when their vehicle door opens for the event workers to collect electronics from your vehicle, or if it is necessary at any point to speak with an event worker.)