Illinois' Consumer Electronics Recycling Act bans covered electronics from the trash statewide, so Kane County residents must recycle them — free at county Recycling Centers. Batteries become illegal to trash on January 1, 2028. Curbside recycling itself is run by your city or township.
Illinois law, not a county ordinance, drives the core recycling mandate. Under the Consumer Electronics Recycling Act (CERA, effective 2017), covered devices — computers, monitors, TVs, printers and more — are banned from landfills, so 'disposal in trash is not a legal option for many common electronic devices under Illinois law.' Kane County provides free electronics recycling through eWorks with certified data destruction. Batteries also become illegal to dispose of in trash or curbside recycling starting January 1, 2028; the county already offers free battery drop-off. Curbside recyclables (paper, glass, plastic, metal) are collected by municipal or township haulers, not the county.
CERA landfill bans are enforced under Illinois law; illegal dumping of banned electronics falls under 415 ILCS 5/21 open dumping penalties.
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