EVANSTON, ILLINOIS - The City of Evanston will host its sixth annual "Evanston Recycles" event on Saturday, July 9 from 9 a.m. to noon at Evanston Township High School, 1600 Dodge Ave. The free “drive up, drop off” event provides residents an opportunity to recycle a variety of items and securely shred documents.

Residents who bring items to recycle or shred are asked to follow the signs and remain in their cars as City staff unload the items. Electronics recycling and document destruction are open to residents of all Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC) communities. Participants are asked to not line up before 8 a.m.

Electronics Recycling
The following electronic materials will be accepted:

• Cell phones
• Computers: PCs and laptops
• Computer monitors
• DVR/Cable boxes
• DVD and VHS players
• Fax machines
• Mice and keyboards
• MP3 players and PDAs
• Printers and scanners
• TVs
• Video game consoles

Other Items
To continue supporting community members and businesses in transitioning away from disposable plastic shopping bags, the City will again collect reusable bags at the event for distribution at Evanston community centers and library locations. Reusable bags of any kind can be donated; bags should be in usable condition. To learn more about Evanston’s Shopping Bag Ordinance, which took effect in August 2015, visit cityofevanston.org/bags.

Random Acts of Flowers, a non-profit organization with a branch location in Evanston, will be collecting vases to use for flower deliveries to community members in nearby health care facilities.

Additional items accepted at the event include:

• Batteries
• CFLs (Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs)
• Clothes
• Ink cartridges
• Plastic grocery bags
• Tennis shoes

Medications Disposal
Residentially generated, unused prescriptions and expired over-the-counter drugs will be accepted for disposal. Medications considered to be a controlled substance will also be accepted.

• Medicines must be in labeled containers; no loose pills
• No needles or syringes (used or new)
• Multiple medicine bottles should be transported in a clear re-sealable storage bag
• No bulk turn-ins

Document Shredding and Recycling
Residents can bring up to five banker’s boxes of paper documents to be shredded on site. Documents should be placed in a box or brown paper bag and large metal clips and binders should be removed ahead of time. Staples and paper clips are acceptable. Document shredding is not available for businesses.

The City's "Evanston Recycles" event is supported by the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC), NorthShore University HealthSystem and Stericycle. For more information, please call or text 847-448-4311. For convenience, residents in Evanston may simply dial 3-1-1.