Rock Falls City Council, Ill. Votes to Purchase Site for New Electronics Recycling CenterRock Falls City Council, Ill. Votes to Purchase Site for New Electronics Recycling Center

Rock Falls, Ill. will soon have a site for residents to recycle old, unwanted electronics.

June 24, 2024

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Rock Falls, Ill. will soon have a site for residents to recycle old, unwanted electronics.

Earlier this week, Rock Falls City Council members voted 6-1 to purchase the site for $80,000 with the plans for the new electronic recycling center expected to be running by mid-July. The previous electronics recycling center was closed after the property was sold to the owners of Moore Tires, following a fire on January 16.

“It’ll take a little work, but I think it’s going to be a really good site and really convenient for the residents,” City Administrator Robbin Blackert said after the meeting.

“We’ve got citizens very, very anxious, calling us a lot, [asking], ‘When are you going to open again?’”

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