Recycling

Free permit needed for electronics recycling, ID for shredding. Event is for Ogle County residents.

Polo City Council members on Monday, Oct. 7, agreed to consider an amended contract with the city’s sanitation services provider, Midwest Disposal, that would allow a $3 charge per extra toter per customer. There was no vote taken at the meeting.

The Repair Cafe event will be held from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Oct. 19 at the JJC’s Romeoville campus. Repair Cafés are a global movement of community spaces where volunteers share their skills by fixing items for free.

Will County is offering free recycling for electronics, household hazardous waste, metal, wood, clothing, books, toys, and more on Saturday in New Lenox. Pre-registration is required.

The Solid Waste Agency of Lake County (SWALCO) plans a number of recycling events in the area on Sept. 21.

A free electronics recycling event will be held Oct. 5 at the La Salle County Government Center, 707 E. Etna Road in Ottawa.

The Solid Waste Agency of Lake County plans a household chemical waste collection event on Aug. 17.

Cars lined up as early as 7:15 a.m. Saturday morning in Aurora joining community volunteers in the name of environmental sustainability and responsible waste management during State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit’s 12th annual Community Recycle & Shred Day.

Kane County’s Recycling Program will host its annual Recycling Extravaganza from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, July 20 at 540 S. Randall Road in St. Charles.

State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit will host her annual Community Recycle and Shred Day, with donations benefitting Lions Club International, SCARCE, Mutual Ground and the Will County jail.

Free permit required

Electronic recycling center is located at 1003 W. Route 30.

Joliet waste collection service will be one day late for Thursday, July 4, and Friday, July 5.

Oswego Presbyterian Church’s Earth Care Team will be providing polystyrene foam recycling collection for the community on Saturday, July 27.

Event is for Ogle County residents.

Used oil, antifreeze and oil filters will be accepted at the drop off run by the Kendall County Soil & Water Conservation Districts .

The Will County Resource Recovery and Energy (RRE) Division will host its annual three-day book event from Friday, May 31, and through Sunday, June 2 at Joliet's Pilcher Park.

Local residents can pick up a free recycling voucher during the month of May at Verlo Mattress of St. Charles’ factory store located at 2682 E. Main St.

Joliet Junior College will be hosting its first official Repair Cafe event on Saturday as part of its month-long recognition of Earth Day.

This event is for Ogle County residents only and identification is required.

Two bills that would regulate battery disposal and storage are awaiting action from the full Illinois Senate after unanimous committee approval.

St. Charles residents can receive free yard recycling services the weeks of March 18, March 25, April 1 and April 8.

This event is for Ogle County residents only and a free permit is required in advance of the event.

A policy that would hold packaging producers responsible for the full life cycle of their products could triple Illinois’ recycling rate, according to a recent study from The Recycling Partnership — but there’s a long way to go to make it happen.

Some Will County municipalities collect Christmas trees for recycling and composting as part of their curbside garbage collection services, while others offer drop-offs for trees.

Here are four Good Natured resolutions, for me and for you for 2024.

Drop off your live tree at several locations after Dec. 26.

Marshall and Putnam Counties will hold an electronics collection day from noon to 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 27, at the Toluca Public Works Building, 520 W. Railroad St.

Bureau County will host a countywide electronics recycling event from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 21, at the Tiskilwa Fire Station Building, 135 North High St., Tiskilwa.

Capitalizing on the convenience of the recyclable and unbreakable aluminum can, serious wineries such as The Infinite Monkey Theorem are taking canned wine to the next level.

Spring Valley will hold a free electronic recycling event from 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 19 in the parking lot of JFK School, located at 999 N. Strong Ave.

The seminar will address the proper way to recycle a variety of items, including batteries, paint, batteries and household hazardous materials.

Westmont’s Electronics and More Recycling event will be held at 8 a.m.-noon Sept. 23.

Turning one person’s trash into another’s treasure, the residents of Oak Trace senior living community in Downers Grove have adopted the practice of recycling plastic grocery bags, crafting them into sleeping mats for people who are homeless.

Whiteside County is offering residents free electronics recycling at the Highway Department at 18819 Lincoln Road/U.S. Route 30, across from Prairie Hills Landfill.

This free collection event is limited to Bureau County residents only and there is a limit of seven items per drop off. Proof of residency, such as a driver’s license or other id with an address may be required.

A recycling event is planned April 22, followed the next day by a 2.2-mile fun run inside the park geared for participants of all ages.

Township Supervisor Joseph D. Baltz is proud to announce that Troy Township will host its semi-annual shredding event from 9-11 a.m., Saturday, May 6, 2023.

The public is invited to attend Will County’s recycling and reuse event, “Recyclepalooza,” from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 1, at the Route 66 Raceway in Joliet.

3 drop-off centers will be offered in Joliet for string lights until Jan. 31

McHenry County residents can bring their electronic recyclables, paper documents, clean Styrofoam, textiles, bulbs and batteries to one of the final two residential recycling events scheduled for 2022.

The Illinois Recycling Foundation has announced the theme and location of its annual conference, “RECYCLING: The Secret Weapon To Combat Climate Change.”

The recycling event will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, May 2, to Friday, May 8, and the Will County Office Building.

Bureau County will be hosting an electronics recycling event from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 30 at the Westfield Township Yard located at 111 West St. in Cherry.

Residents can access the program in just 3 steps

The Ogle County Solid Waste Management Department will accept residential electronics for recycling from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 25

The event will be held Friday through Sunday

Rita Miller encouraged people to move forward in their thinking.

Joliet residents in January will start getting weekly recycling pickup and “At Your Door” service for electronics and household hazardous wastes.