Recycle unwanted electronics, clothing and more at DeKalb airport Saturday

DeKALB – DeKalb County residents can drop off unwanted electronics, clothing and more on Saturday during a recycling event hosted by the DeKalb County Health Department.

The event will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport, 2200 Pleasant St.

Items accepted for recycling include: telephones, phone systems, answering machines, fax machines, copy machines, cellular phones, pagers, postage machines, TVs, VCRs, DVD players, stereo equipment, joy sticks, cameras, camcorders, video game players, CD-ROM drives, floppy disk drives, plotters, mouse keyboards, scanners, cables, PCs, main frames, modems, printers, monitors, terminals, tape drives, hair dryers, blenders and mixers (no glass), wire toasters, coffee makers (no glass), microwave ovens, electronic motors, circuit breaker boxes and rechargeable batteries.

Residents also can recycle clothing, household textiles, aerosol products, latex paint and single-use propane tanks.

Smoke detectors, hazardous materials, power tools, air conditioning units, large appliances, vacuum cleaners, lightbulbs, refrigerators, wooden speakers, bags, plastic containers, alkaline batteries, dehumidifiers, and car and marine batteries will not be accepted. Proof of address is required.

For information, visit health.dekalbcounty.org, call 815-748-2408, or email recycle@dekalbcounty.org.