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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 2027
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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 common consumer electronic items; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Recycling Program opted in to participate in the CERA program for 2027 and will be extending a contract for recycling collection services with eWorks Electronics Services; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Department of Environmental and Water Resources FY27 budget includes $750 per month to cover Village expenses associated with hosting the recycling center; and
WHEREAS, it is beneficial to residents of Kane County to have access to five-day-a-week, year-round recycling centers.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Kane County Board authorizes its Chairman to execute and agreement with the Village of West Dundee and eWorks Electronics Services, Inc. for the collection of recyclable materials.
Passed by the Kane County Board on November 10, 2026.
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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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