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Lake Land College Energy Confernce
Lake Land College Energy Confernce
The Lincoln Heritage RC&D Council’s Recycling Program is participats in the Lake Land College Energy Innovation Conference each year. Lakeland Students, faculty, and the surrounding communties take advantage of the one day electronic recycling event to get rid of old computers, printers, television and various other electronic equipment that would have ended up in a landfill.
The focus of the conference is learning more about renewable energy and the opportunities for loans, grants and discussions with vendors and experts in the field. Some of the presentions at the conference are: solar solutions, Energy-Wind Turbine Financing, Bioenergy Initiatives, and USDA Grant and Loan Moneys. The Lincoln Heritage RC &D provides a trailer to collect electronic waste to be recycled. There will also be Venders stationed throughout the College promoting energy saving technologies.
2010 Fee Hunting Workshop
Each year Lincoln Heritage RC&D council participates in a Fee Hunting Workshop partnering with Post Oak Flats RC&D, Wabash Valley RC&D, the Embarras River Management Association and University of Illinois Extension. The workshop has been held by the RC&D’s for the last 6 years and provides landowners with information about starting a fee hunting business. It was created to encourage landowners to earn additional income from their farms and at the same time increase the vegetative cover for wildlife. The Workshop will be held in April, 2010.. The location, agenda and cost are not available at this time. Please vist our website again for information on the location, agenda and costs.
Lincoln Heritage RC&D Annual Meeting
The Lincoln Heritage RC&D Annual Meeting was held on March 17, 2011. C. Pius Weibel, Chairman of the Champaign County Board was elected President. Bob Swearingen, Chairman of the Cumberland County Board was re-elected Vice-President and Tara Hopkins, Administrative Coordinator of the Edgar County Soil and Water Conservation district was re-elected Secretary-Treasurer. All meetings of the LHRC&D are open to everyone. Please bring ideas that can help your community.
2011 Woodland Workshop
Lincoln Heritage RC&D will be hosting a woodland workshop. The location, agenda, date and time will be forthcoming as well as a woodlands directory. The directory is planned to be a pilot which will be used to expand throughout the state by working with the Illinois Forestry Association..
Lincoln Heritage RC&D Electronic Recycling Program
The warehouse recycling drop-off days and times are Saturdays and Mondays 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 am except for holidays. The warehouse is located at 777 Windsor Drive, in the Northwest Business Park in Charleston, Illinois. Electronic commodities may also be dropped off at County Office Products and DoubleHammer Computer Services in Charleston, Lake Land College Physical Plant in Mattoon and Sky's the Limit at the Casey Airport.
LET’S GET RID OF ELECTRONIC WASTE IN ILLINOIS!
Buying new home electronics? Wondering what to do with your old equipment? We can help!
Buying new home electronics? Wondering what to do with your old equipment? We can help!
Illinois law is designed to have electronics manufacturers responsible for the cost of recycling millions of pounds of residential electronic waste (e‐waste) every year. (The law does not cover e‐waste generated in non‐residential sectors.) Manufacturers must either charge nothing to individuals bringing in their equipment, or, if there is a fee, give you a dollar‐for‐dollar coupon you can use to reduce the cost of your new equipment.*
Illinois enacted this law because residential e‐waste:
Takes up lots of landfill space Contains toxics that can trickle into our drinking water Often ends up being exported to third world countriesWorking with collectors and recyclers that have registered with the Illinois EPA, manufacturers have set up collection sites all over Illinois. To find one close to you, go to
, a onepage fact sheet with a link to the list of sites, as well as the addresses and phone numbers of the collectors managing those sites. Call them for operating hours and the list of electronic devices accepted.
From the fact sheet (or from the link below) you can also go directly to the IEPA’s e‐waste website, where you’ll find lists of:
Brands of electronics manufacturers in compliance with the law
Electronics manufacturers that have chosen not to register, and who thus are prohibited from selling computers, monitors, tvs, or printers to residential customers in Illinois
From the fact sheet (or from the link below) you can also go directly to the IEPA’s e‐waste website, where you’ll find lists of:
Brands of electronics manufacturers in compliance with the law Electronics manufacturers that have chosen not to register, and who thus are prohibited from selling computers, monitors, tvs, or printers to residential customers in Illinois*The Illinois EPA assigns an annual recycling goal to each electronics manufacturer. Once that goal is achieved, a manufacturer may charge for electronics recycling. Your local collector can tell you if free e‐waste recycling is still available in your area, or if you can avoid any charges by
holding your equipment until the following year.
Thank you for helping rid Illinois of electronic garbage!
