Elk Grove Village, in conjunction with the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC), is sponsoring a Document Destruction and Electronics Recycling Event on Saturday, June 4^th.

James Paul Petri Public Works Facility
450 E. Devon Avenue
Saturday, June 4, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

There is no cost to attend, but residents must live in one of SWANCC’s member communities to participate. IDs will be checked for proof of residency. Materials from businesses, institutions or schools will not be accepted. 

About Paper: Residents can bring up to three (3) file-sized boxes or paper bags of sensitive documents containing personal information, such as medical history forms, bank statements, personal files and retired tax forms.  Paper documents will be shredded on site.  

Plastic spines/covers and metal clips/binders MUST BE removed from all documents.  DO NOT bring paper in plastic bags.  DO NOT include photos, slides, negatives, books, store receipts, magazines, greeting cards or newspapers or any non-paper item. 

About Electronics:  Please remove electronics from plastic packaging and boxes prior to bringing to a SWANCC event.                                        

Acceptable Materials:

Cable Receivers, Cell Phones, Computer Cables, Computer Monitors, Computers (Desktop, Notebook, Tablet), Converter Boxes, Desktop Fax Machines and Printers, Keyboards, Mice, MP3 Players, Portable Digital Assistants (PDAs), Satellite Receivers, Scanners, Televisions, Video Game Consoles, Video Recorders/Players and Zip Drives.

Please note that if the item is not listed, you can check the SWANCC website to see how to recycle the item.

 Event Location

PLEASE NOTE--If you are using a mapping tool to find the event location, you must enter the full address--450 E Devon Ave, Elk Grove Village, IL.  The James Paul Petri Public Works Facility is located on Devon Avenue, just west of Tonne Road.