Recycling Events, Village of Wheeling, Illinois (IL)

Recycling Events

ELECTRONICS RECYCLING EVENT

In September 2009, Illinois adopted an electronics recycling law which will ban certain electronic items, mainly computers, monitors, televisions and printers, from Illinois landfills beginning in January 2012. To assist residents with safe recycling, the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC) is currently offering programs to SWANCC residents. (SWANCC services Wheeling residents).

One Day Drop-off Event
The Village of Wheeling is co-sponsoring a One Day Electronic Recycling Event with SWANCC for residents at no cost on August 14, 2010 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM only. The event will take place at:

Public Works Department
77 W. Hintz Road
Wheeling, IL 60090

Acceptable items, only, include: computers (PCs and laptops), computer monitors, DVD players, fax machines, mobile phones, MP3 players, PDAs, peripherals (mouse, keyboard, zip drives), printers, scanners, TVs, VHS players, and video game consoles.

Weekly Drop-Off Locations
Below are the current drop-off locations and times:

Glenview Public Works                                                            Hoffman Estates Village Hall
1333 Shermer Road                                                                 1900 Hassel Road
Tuesdays: 1 pm to 3 pm                                                           Mondays: 10 am to 12 pm
Thursdays: 10 am to 12 pm                                                       Wednesdays: 10 am to 12 pm

Morton Grove Public Works                                                      Winnetka Public Works
7840 Nagle Avenue                                                                  1390 Willow Road
Wednesdays: 1 pm to 3 pm                                                       Tuesdays: 10 am to 12 pm
Fridays: 10 am to 12 pm                                                           Thursdays: 1 pm to 3 pm

Acceptable items, only, include: computers (PCs and laptops), computer monitors, DVD players, fax machines, mobile phones, MP3 players, PDAs, peripherals (mouse, keyboard, zip drives), printers, scanners, TVs, VHS players, and video game consoles.

Unacceptable items: air conditioners, answering machines, blenders, calculators, camcorders, CDs/DVDs (games), copy machines, dehumidifiers, digital cameras, home appliances, humidifiers, microwaves, print cartridges, postage machines, power tools/cords, refrigerators, shredders, software, stereo equipment, telephone, toasters, typewriters, vacuum cleaners.

At Home Computer Pickup Program
SWANCC provides residents with the option to have electronics collected at the front door. For a charge of $25.00, residents can recycle up to six (6) items. Additional items are $5.00 each with a maximum of fifteen (15) items. For more information on the At Home Computer Pickup Program, the items that are allowed for pickup, or to schedule a pickup, please contact SWANCC at 847-724-9205 or at http://www.swancc.org/recycling/computerelectronicsrecycling.html.

For further electronic recycling information, please contact SWANCC at 847-724-9205 or www.swancc.org.

RAIN BARRELS

Rain barrels are containers that collect and store rainwater from rooftops via downspout that would otherwise be lost to runoff and diverted to storm drains, creeks and rivers. Because it does not contain minerals, chlorine, fluoride or other chemicals, the stored rainwater in barrels provides a supply of water that is ideal for gardens, potted plants/flowers, lawns, and even bicycle and car washing. Rain barrels reduce storm water pollution and conserve water.

As part of their ongoing water conservation program, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) has rain barrels for sale for $50.00 each. There is a limit of two (2) barrels per household. MWRD only accepts orders that are placed on their website and purchased with a credit card. No cash or check sales at pick-up locations. There are also no returns or exchanges. Rain barrels are 55 gallons with diameter at 21 inches and height at 34 inches.

Residents are required to print their receipt when purchasing their rain barrel online and bringing their receipt and a vehicle to pick-up locations. Rain barrel distribution takes place during the first Saturday, Tuesday or Thursday of each month only at:

North Side Plant, 3500 W. Howard, Skokie
Saturday 9am-1pm
Tuesday 4pm-7pm

Stickney Plant, 6001 W. Pershing, Cicero
Saturday 9am-1pm

Calumet Plant, 400 East 130th Street, Chicago
Thursday 4pm-7pm

To order a rain barrel or receive more information, please go to www.mwrd.org and follow the link for rain barrels. Residents are reminded to please keep barrels hidden or camouflaged (behind bushes, etc.) if possible and to keep them along the side or rear of lots.

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE

Household products, such as cleaners, lawn or garden care, hobbies, antifreeze, pesticides, etc., can contain hazardous ingredients that can be harmful to human health and the environment and require proper and safe disposal. It is highly recommended, whenever possible, to purchase limited quantities of household hazardous products so that the amount of hazardous waste produced is limited.

Annually, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) offers residents one-day Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collections throughout Illinois during the spring and fall months. These events are at no charge to Illinois residents. For more information on the IEPA one-day collections, please visit http://www.epa.state.il.us/land/hazardous-waste/household-haz-waste/hhwc-schedule.html or contact 217-785-8604.

Long term (permanent) drop-off facilities are also available to Illinois residents for household hazardous waste disposal. Below are long-term facilities. It is recommended to contact the facilities prior to visitation as hours may change during the year. Latex paint is not accepted at at any drop-off facility (please see below information on latex paint disposal).

Naperville Fire Station #4
1971 Brookdale Road
Saturday & Sunday, 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
630-420-4190

Rockford Rock River Reclamation District
3333 Kishwaukee
Sat., 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Sun., 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
815-387-7400

City of Chicago/IEPA
1150 N. Branch Street
Tues., 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Thurs., 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM
1st Sat of each month: 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM
312-744-7606

Solid Waste Agency of Lake County (SWALCO)
1311 N. Estes, Gurnee
By Appointment Only.
847-336-9340

Acceptable items include: aerosol paints and pesticides; lawn chemicals; antifreeze; mercury; cleaning products; old gasoline; drain cleaners; oil-based paints; fluorescent lamp bulbs; paint thinners; herbicides; pesticides; hobby chemicals; pool chemicals; household batteries; solvents; insecticides; used motor oil.

Unacceptable items include: agricultural waste; fireworks; business/commercial waste; institutional waste; explosives; farm machinery oil; smoke detectors; latex paint. Lead acid batteries, propane tanks, and fire extinguishers may be accepted depending on contractors. Please contact IEPA to verify if these items will be accepted at facilities.

LATEX PAINT

Because latex, or water-based, paint is not hazardous due to water replacing most of the oil based components in paint, they are not accepted at any Illinois drop-off facility. The following are disposal alternatives for latex paint.

Donate extra paint to an organization or another individual that may use it. These may include charitable/non-profit groups, religious organizations, theatre groups, family or neighbors.
Host a Paint Swap where leftover paints can be swapped for other leftover or unused paints from family, friends, or neighbors.
Keep painting. Place another coat of paint on or use as a primer.
Paint other items or areas such as lumber pieces, inside of garages, or even furniture pieces.
Store the paint for future use. Covering the top with a plastic wrap and securing the lid will help ensure that the paint will not leak and may maintain better.
Proper disposal. If other alternatives can not be used and disposal is necessary, residents must open paint cans in well-ventilated areas (i.e. outdoors) and add an absorbent such as kitty litter, sand, oil-dry, or shredded paper into the paint cans. When the liquid paint is absorbed, and the paint is hardened, place lids back on the paint cans and dispose closed paint cans in regular refuse containers (not recycling!). If paint cans are full, residents must divide the paint into empty cans to solidify or repeat the absorbent process.

For additional information on other possible drop-off locations for various household hazardous waste, please visit http://www.swancc.org/hcw/hcwcollection.html and http://www.swancc.org/greenPages/greenpages.html.

DOCUMENT DESTRUCTION EVENTS

The Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC) provides one-day document destruction events for SWANCC member communities, of which Wheeling is a member. These events are only for residentially generated paper such as medical forms, bank statements, personal files, retired tax form, records and receipts. Materials from businesses, schools or institutions will not be accepted.

At events, documents are placed in a toter and loaded to a shredder onsite. Documents are cross-shredded, baled and recycled. It is not necessary to remove paper clips and staples; however, binders must be removed.

To find a local one-day document destruction event, please visit www.swancc.org or contact 847-724-9205.

For businesses, schools and institutional document destruction, please also contact SWANCC.

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