Press Release - Tuesday, August 30, 2005
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Illinois EPA Fall Household Hazardous Waste Collections Announced
SPRINGFIELD --- Governor Rod Blagojevich today announced the Illinois EPA will conduct 17 additional household hazardous waste collection events this fall in partnership with local communities and organizations, on Saturdays, starting Sept. 10 through Oct. 29.
"The events are a chance to safely dispose of potentially hazardous materials in an environmentally responsible manner and I commend citizens and community leaders for their continued participation across the state," said Governor Blagojevich.
"These collections also keep potentially harmful chemicals out of landfills by processing them for recycling, reuse or neutralization," said IEPA Director Doug Scott. "We are grateful for the continued strong support of this popular program by Governor Blagojevich and the General Assembly."
The collections to be held this fall will bring the total to 35 for this year, one of the largest numbers since the program started in 1988. Since its inception, 378 collections have been held and more than 331,000 households have participated, turning in 65,732 fifty-five gallon drums of material.
Citizens may bring oil-based paints, thinners, chemical cleaners, antifreeze, motor oil, weed killers, insecticides and pesticides and similar household products. Fluorescent and other high-intensity discharge lamps may also be brought to the collections. The public is encouraged to find alternative uses for latex paint since it is not considered hazardous.
Residents are also encouraged to bring mercury and mercury-containing products such as fever thermometers, old thermostats and elementary mercury, as part of an initiative by Gov. Blagojevich and IEPA to reduce the amount of this hazardous material in our environment.
In addition, cell phones may be turned in and will be passed on to local charitable groups if they are in working order.
Items not accepted include explosives, fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, agricultural chemicals and all business wastes. Propane tanks and lead acid auto batteries cannot be accepted at most of the events, but can be taken to local recyclers.
Each of the collections is held on a Saturday from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. The fall schedule is:
DATE |
LOCATION |
ADDRESS |
COSPONSOR(s) |
9/10/05 |
Wood Dale
DuPage County |
Fire Protection District
411 West Park. |
DuPage County |
9/17/05 |
Ottawa
LaSalle County |
Parking Lot
707 Etna Road |
LaSalle County Environmental Services |
9/17/05 |
Edinburg
Christian County |
Veterans Memorial Park
Edinburg |
Edinburg Lions Club |
9/24/05 |
Sauk Village
Cook County |
St. James Church
22244 Torrence Avenue |
Sauk Village Fire Department |
9/24/05 |
Canton
Fulton County |
Township Road Garage
Canton Township |
Canton Township |
10/1/05 |
Wheaton
DuPage County |
County Complex Parking Lot
421 North County Farm Road |
DuPage County |
10/1/05 |
Tinley Park
Cook County |
Andrew High School Parking Lot, 9001 171st St |
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago |
10/1/05 |
Park Forest
Will County |
Continental Midland
24000 S. Western Avenue |
Will County Land Use Department/Waste Services Division |
10/8/05 |
Kankakee
Kankakee County |
Kankakee Community College
817 River Road |
Kankakee County |
10/8/05 |
Chicago
Cook County |
Household Hazardous Waste Center, 1150 North Branch (Goose Island) |
City of Chicago Department of Environment |
10/15/05 |
Brookfield
Cook County |
Brookfield Zoo
North Parking lot, 31st St, (one block west of) First Ave. |
West Cook County Solid Waste Agency |
10/15/05 |
Fairfield
Wayne County |
Recycling Center
501 S.W. 10th Street |
Wayne County Health Department |
10/22/05 |
Griggsville
Pike County |
Western Illinois Fairgrounds |
University of Illinois Extension, Pike County |
10/22/05 |
Shelbyville
Shelby County |
4 H Fairgrounds
North Route 128 |
Shelby County Health Department |
10/22/05 |
Peoria
Peoria County |
Exposition Gardens
1601 W. Northmoor Road |
City of Peoria, County of Peoria
Recycling and Resource Conservation |
10/29/05 |
Pekin
Tazewell County |
Pekin Mall
3500 Court Street |
Tazewell County Health Department |
10/29/05 |
Galesburg
Knox County |
Galesburg High School
1135 West Fremont Street |
City of Galesburg |
Household Hazardous Waste collection schedule can also be found on the Agency's web page: www.epa.state.il.us
For questions concerning the IEPA'S one-day, or long-term, collections please call the waste reduction unit of the IEPA at (217) 785-8604.
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