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Authorizing an Agreement with the Village of West Dundee and Eworks Electronics Services, Inc. for Operation of the West Dundee Recycling Center in 2025
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WHEREAS, the Kane County Solid Waste Management Plan, most recently updated in 2020, recommends that the County maintain programs to divert consumer electronics and other hard-to-recycle materials from disposal in landfills; and
WHEREAS, the Consumer Electronics Recycling Act (CERA - 415 ILSC 151), effective January 1, 2019, bans the landfill disposal of several consumer electronic items; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Recycling Program opted in to participate in the CERA program in 2025 and will be renewing a contract for recycling collection services with eWorks Electronics Services; and
WHEREAS, Kane County has maintained a recycling center in partnership with the Village of West Dundee at the Village Dept. of Public Works, attended by eWorks staff, for the last eight years; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Department of Environmental and Water Resources FY2025 budget includes $750 per month of recycling center operation to cover Village expenses associated with the center; and
WHEREAS, it is beneficial to residents of the County to have access to five-day-a-week, year-round recycling centers.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Kane County Board authorizes the Chairman to execute an agreement with the Village of West Dundee and eWorks Electronics Services, Inc. for the collection of recyclable materials.
Line Item: 650-670-670-50150
Line Item Description: Consulting Services
Was Personnel/Item/Service approved in original budget or a subsequent budget revision? N/A
Are funds currently available for this Personnel/Item/Service in the specific line item? Yes
If funds are not currently available in the specified line item, where are the funds available?
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Passed by the Kane County Board on December 10, 2024.
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John A. Cunningham, MBA, JD, JD Corinne M. Pierog MA, MBA
Clerk, County Board Chairman, County Board
Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois
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