Illinois EPA Announces 19 Spring Household
Hazardous Waste Collections
For Immediate Release
March 4, 1996 |
Contact: G. Tod Rowe
217-785-8604
217-782-9143 TTD |
Springfield, Ill. -- The Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) is cosponsoring 19 household hazardous
waste collections from March through June 1996. Eight events are
planned in the greater Chicago area and one in Chicago; the
remainder are scattered throughout the state.
Collections are scheduled on Saturdays, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Residents of cosponsoring communities are urged to bring weed
killers, drain cleaners, paints, thinners, antifreeze, pesticides
and similar household hazardous products. Explosives, propane
tanks, fire extinguishers, agricultural chemicals and business
wastes will not be accepted. To reduce the volume at these
one-day events, residents are asked to take their used motor oil
and auto batteries to local recyclers.
"These popular events allow citizens to properly dispose
of potentially hazardous household products," said Illinois
EPA Director Mary A. Gade. "To date the Agency has assisted
133 successful collections, which filled 21,873 drums with
hazardous wastes gathered from more than 122,370
households."
Household hazardous waste collections are free to the public.
A contractor hired by the Illinois EPA correctly disposes of all
collected wastes. The program is funded by statewide fees on
landfilled solid waste.
Following are dates, cities, collection points, cosponsors and
local contacts for forthcoming events:
March 16
Eldorado
Hendricks Ford
Route 45 North
Egyptian Health Dept.
Dan January |
March 23
El Paso
South Point Park
Recycle El Paso
Ron Porth |
March 23
Ashton
Crest Foods
505 Hicks Ave.
Crest Foods, Inc |
March 30
Park Ridge
Maine East Township High
2601 Dempster St.
Metro Water Reclamation
Dist.: Bill Potacek;
SWANCC: Ann Tenens |
March 30
Vandalia
South Central FS
Route 185 North
Fayette Co. Health Dept.
Bill Gandy |
April 13
Urbana
Urbana Public Works
706 S. Glover Ave.
City of Urbana
Rod Fletcher |
April 13
Pontiac
Health & Education Center
310 Torrance Ave.
Livingston Co. Health Dept.
Donnie Simmons |
April 20
Peoria
Exposition Gardens
1601 W. Northmoor Road
Peoria Co. Soil & Water Conserv.
Dist.: Cliff Gill |
April 20
Matteson
Sam's Club
21430 S. Cicero Ave.
Matteson Public Works Dept.
Frank Denman |
April 27
Chicago
City of Chicago MRF
1633 W. Medell
City of Chicago
Brian Loll |
May 4
Glen Ellyn
College of DuPage
22nd St & Lambert Road
Village of Glen Ellyn
David Cox |
May 4
Plainfield
Indian Trail Jr. High
1005 N. Eastern St.
Village of Plainfield
Pat McDonald |
May 11
Zion
BFI-Zion Landfill
701 Green Bay Rd.
BFI and City of Zion
Mike Williams |
May 11
Belvidere
Belvidere Street Dept.
Locust St.
Boone Co. EMA
Dale Steinke |
May 18
Westmont
Village Right-of-Way
825 Willow Oak Drive
Village of Westmont
Ron Searle |
May 18
Galesburg
Galesburg High School
1135 W. Freemont St.
City of Galesburg
Julie Main |
June 1
O'Fallon
Township Office
801 E. State
City of O'Fallon
Frank Miles |
June 8
North Aurora
North Aurora Fire Dept.
2 N. Monroe
N. Aurora Fire Protection Dist.
Lt. Mark Bozik |
June 8
Carpentersville
Meadowdale Shopping
Center
(rear) Route 25
Village of Carpentersville
Curt Carver |
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