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Talkin' Trash Newsletter
Volume 20 Issue 1
Tri-County Resource & Waste Management Council




Providing recycling news for communities,
businesses and schools  

 




  It was yet another record year at the Tri-County Regional  
  Collection Facility.  The numbers since 2005 when the facility 
  opened have been astronomical and the tradition continues.
  Click here to read about CRT Overload AND Paint! 
 
 

Over the next five years, as Earth Day moves closer to its 50th anniversary, it's calling on you to help it achieve one of its most ambitious goals - planting 7.8 billion trees starting now!
Click here for more information.

 

Its Township Cleanup Time!

For the Spring Township Cleanup 2016 schedule click here! 
Tri-County Regional Collection Facility (TCRCF)
Makes Policy Change

The electronics recycling industry has been experiencing some growing pains over the past couple of years. The overwhelming volume of Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) glass, combined with rapidly falling commodity prices, has forced everyone to tighten their belt. Here at the TCRCF, that means we are now working with a new electronics processor, and as a result, we need to address "salvage" TVs differently than in the past. "Salvage" TVs, for our purposes, would be defined as any TV that has broken glass, is missing its cord, electronic components and/or copper yoke. The TCRCF is now imposing a  $.50 / lb. fee for "salvage" TVs to cover the cost of handling and disposal.
 
Please be aware that putting your TV out at the curb during cleanup days exposes you to this fee. These city-wide events are prime hunting grounds for individuals who will cut the cords and break open your TV for the copper inside. Save yourself the expense and hassle.

The Tri-County Resource & Waste Management Council (TCR&WMC) represents and meets the solid waste management needs of incorporated and unincorporated communities in McDonough, Mercer, and Warren counties.  The council's Solid Waste Coordinator provides a comprehensive approach to solid waste issues.  For more information about the TCR&WMC, call 309-331-4782. 
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MUST DO....DATES


TCR&WMC 
May 16
Warren Co. Courthouse/Monmouth
6:00 pm
July 18
Regional Collection Facility/Macomb
6:00 pm  
 
   
 
McDonough County Law & Legal Committee 
 First Monday of the month
McDonough Co. Courthouse/Macomb
7:00 pm


Mercer Co. Board
First Tuesday of the month
Mercer Co.
Courthouse/Aledo
  7:00 pm
     
 Mercer Co.  
Recycling Board
April 21  
CES Office/Aledo  
7:00 pm  

Warren Co. Board 
April 13
June 15  
Warren County  
Courthouse/Monmouth  
9:30 am

EARTH DAY
April 22

COMMUNITY CLEANUP DATES

Bushnell Cleanup Days
April 28 & 29

Macomb Citywide Cleanup
May 16 - 19 & 23

Monmouth Citywide Cleanup
June 6 - 10  
 
WHERE TO TAKE  UNWANTED MEDS FOR FREE DISPOSAL
CFL
TAKE ALL YOUR LOOSE MEDS IN A ZIP LOCK BAG.

Hancock Sheriff's Office
Carthage/ 217-357-2115

Knox Co. Health Dept.
Galesburg/309-344-2224

McDonough Co. Health Dept.
Macomb/309-837-9951

Mercer Co. Health Dept.
Aledo/309-582-3761

Schuyler Co. Health Dept.
Rushville/217-322-6775

Warren Co. Health Dept.
Monmouth/309-734-1314
QUICK LINKS