The Daily Review Atlas, Monmouth, Illinois, reports that the Warren Achievement Center, Monmouth, which employs people with developmental disabilities, has discontinued its electronic recycling program. All devices and appliances must now be brought to Monmouth’s Transfer Station off South 11th Street.
“Originally, the recycling program was a way to earn income for our facility while also putting our achievers to work,” Center Marketing Coordinator Sean Cavanaugh told the paper. “There was a time businesses would buy the electronic waste. It was a commodity of sorts. We were able to save a lot of things from the landfill.”
While residents will not be badly affected by this change, the loss of Warren Achievement as an outlet could affect business owners, the newspaper says.
“Business owners are exempt from our free charge. Electronic waste is only free to residents, so businesses will have to pay,” Sustainability Coordinator Chad Braatz told the Atlas. “We are still good to go. It will just be a little bumpy road for some of the businesses.”
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