Normal offers Saturday self-service electronic recycling

Posted on March 6, 2015

Residents of Normal can drop off unwanted or old electronics to the Normal Public Works office at 1301 Warriner St. Saturday morning. (WJBC file photo)

By Joe Ragusa

NORMAL – Self-service electronic recycling is available to residents of Normal Saturday from 8 a.m. until noon.

Normal Public Works Director Wayne Aldrich said the drop-off location is at the public works facility at 1301 Warriner St.

"You will go past the main parking lot and main office entrance, and there are signs there that direct you into the yard where you'll see a brown shed, for lack of a better term, and that's where the electronics are collected," Aldrich said.

Most electronics, working or not, will be accepted. However, items containing Freon, like mini-fridges or dehumidifiers, will not be accepted. The self-service recycling is also available Monday-Friday from 7 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.

Joe Ragusa can be reached at j[email protected].

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