Current Projects
1) The electronic recycling program.
2) The rural business enterprise revolving loan program.
3) The Energy Innovation Conference at Lakeland College.
4) Lake Vermilion Water Quality Coalition. Nitrogen up take Demonstration in the North Fork Watershed.
5) Development of a directory of forestry and wood products businesses in the Council area.
4) Lake Vermilion Water Quality Coalition. Nitrogen up take Demonstration in the North Fork Watershed.
5) Development of a directory of forestry and wood products businesses in the Council area.
6) The Annual Meeting was held on March 17, 2011.
7) Woodland Workshop.
Revolving Loan Program
This is a new program and the infrastructure is under construction. We are preparing to be able to make loans to businesses that wish to start, or expand their operation. The money was made available through a grant from USDA-Rural Development.
Electronic Recycling Program a Collecting Success
The Lincoln Heritage Resource Conservation and Development Council has completed its 3rd year of coordinating and collecting electronic commodities that would otherwise end up in a local landfill. The Council has collected over 300 tons of assorted electronic equipment from twelve counties in East Central Illinois. After a time-out to review past practices, financial success, economic conditions and governmental controls the new collecting season has begun.
Each item is sorted and shipped to a processing firm that meets the approval of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. The processing site evaluates all of the collected electronic equipment with the view of putting it back into service or recycling the components. The processing company works to place the refurbished equipment back into service whenever possible. Volunteers and organizations have been the main source of the workforce used to make these collections a success. This has been a great way for the public to recycle electronic waste.
Volunteers are welcome to participate in collection projects that are held throughout the year. Become part of a new age of e-waste reuse, recycle and respect.
The Collection Schedule is always a work in process
Clark County
Sky's the Limit, Casey AirportColes County
Lincoln Heritage RC&D warehouse777 Windsor DriveCharleston, Illinois8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Monday and Saturday except HolidaysCounty Office Products during normal business Hours110 5th StCharleston, IllinoisDoublehammer Computing Services during normal business hours683 Castle DrNorthwest Business ParkCharleston, IllinoisCumberland County SWCD at the USDA building in Toledo
April 12 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.July 13 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.October 15 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.January 11 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.Edgar County SWCD at the USDA building in Paris
17757 Hwy 1May 187:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.June 167:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.July 21 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.August 18 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.September 15 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.October 20 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.November 17 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.December 15 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.ELECTRONIC RECYCLABLE ITEMS
Commodities from Residential Sources are all FREE
Commodities from Non-Residential Sources have Disposal Fees Printed in Red
Effective January 1, 2011
Audio Devices
Batteries, cell phone, flashlight, phone, UPS, car
Cables and wire
Cameras
Cell Phones
Clocks
Computers, towers, desktops, servers, Apple All in Ones, notebooks, laptops
Computer Components, hard drives, CPU chips, memory, floppies, CD and DVD drives
Copiers, desktop $5 copiers, floor standing $10
Cords, power strips and cables
CPUs
Disk drives
DVD players
External Computer Components
Hard drives, Floppy drives, tape drives, CD and DVD drives
Fax Machines, desktop $5 fax machines, floor standing $10
Hard Drives
Networking Gear, modems, hubs, switches and routers
IMACs, all colors
iPods
Keyboards
Mice
Microwaves, $5
Monitors, $10 -- Not accepted if tube broken
Phones, consoles, answering machines, switches
Point of Sale equipment
Postage Machines
Power Supplies
Printers, Desk Top $5 Printers, Floor Standing $20
Radios
Scanners and related devices
Speakers
Stereos
TVs, $25 up to 36” -Not accepted if tube broken
TVs, $40 over 36” or floor standing consoles –Not accepted if tube broken
Typewriters $5
VCRs and related devices
Batteries, cell phone, flashlight, phone, UPS, car
Cables and wire
Cameras
Cell Phones
Clocks
Computers, towers, desktops, servers, Apple All in Ones, notebooks, laptops
Computer Components, hard drives, CPU chips, memory, floppies, CD and DVD drives
Copiers, desktop $5 copiers, floor standing $10
Cords, power strips and cables
CPUs
Disk drives
DVD players
External Computer Components
Hard drives, Floppy drives, tape drives, CD and DVD drives
Fax Machines, desktop $5 fax machines, floor standing $10
Hard Drives
Networking Gear, modems, hubs, switches and routers
IMACs, all colors
iPods
Keyboards
Mice
Microwaves, $5
Monitors, $10 -- Not accepted if tube broken
Phones, consoles, answering machines, switches
Point of Sale equipment
Postage Machines
Power Supplies
Printers, Desk Top $5 Printers, Floor Standing $20
Radios
Scanners and related devices
Speakers
Stereos
TVs, $25 up to 36” -Not accepted if tube broken
TVs, $40 over 36” or floor standing consoles –Not accepted if tube broken
Typewriters $5
VCRs and related devices
If it is an electrical or battery operated device, we will dispose of it.
NO white goods -- refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, dishwashers, hot water heaters
NO white goods -- refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, dishwashers, hot water heaters
Items with a disposal fee for non-residential sources are indicated in red, ALL OTHER ITEMS ARE FREE
