Recycling

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.