Illinois EPA Schedules 15 Household Hazardous
Waste Collections
For Immediate Release
Feb. 6, 1997 |
Media Contact: Geoff
Sutton, 217-785-4428
Technical Contact: G. Tod Rowe, 217-785-8604
Hearing Impaired: TDD, 217-782-9143 |
Springfield, Ill. -- The
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is cosponsoring 15
household hazardous waste collections, from mid-March to early
June 1997. Eight events are planned to take place in central and
southern Illinois, seven in the metropolitan Chicago area.
"These popular events allow citizens to rid
their homes of unused or leftover household products, which
improperly disposed of, could seriously harm human health or the
environment," said Illinois EPA Director Mary A. Gade.
"To date, the Agency has orchestrated 163 successful
collections, filling 31,106 drums with hazardous wastes from more
than 165,000 households."
Collections are scheduled on Saturdays, from 8
a.m. to 3 p.m., for greatest convenience to working families.
Citizens are asked to bring harsh chemical cleaners, paints,
thinners, antifreeze, weed killers, insecticides and pesticides,
and similar household hazardous products. Participants are urged
to take used motor oil and auto batteries to local recyclers.
Explosives, propane tanks, fire extinguishers, smoke detectors,
agricultural chemicals and business wastes will be turned away.
Household hazardous waste collections are
conducted each spring and fall and 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
collections:
DATE
|
LOCATION
|
SITE
ADDRESS
|
COSPONSOR
|
March 15
|
Shawneetown
|
Plaza
across from Shawneetown City Hall
|
Gallatin
County Soil and Water Reclamation District
|
March 22
|
Chicago
|
Northeastern
University
Central Park & Bryn Mawr
|
Chicago
Department of the Environment
|
April 5
|
Chicago
Heights
|
Exhibition
Parking Lot, Chicago Road & Independence Way
|
City of
Chicago Heights
|
April 5
|
Paris
|
Edgar
County Fairgrounds
|
Edgar
County Farm Bureau
|
April 12
|
Danville
|
Health
Department Parking Lot
200 S. College
|
Vermilion
County Health Department
|
April 12
|
Mundelein
|
Carmel
High School
1 Carmel Parkway
|
Village of
Mundelein
|
April 19
|
Arlington
Heights
|
U.S. Army
Reserve Center
1515 W. Central Road
|
- Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of
Greater Chicago
- Village of Arlington Heights
- Village of Elk Grove
- City of Rolling Meadows
|
April 26
|
Cary
|
Tru-Test
Manufacturing Plant
201 Jandus Road (off U.S. 14)
|
McHenry
County Department of Planning & Development
|
May 3
|
Highland
|
Highland
High School
12760 Troxler Road
|
- Madison County
- City of Highland
- Highland School District
- Highland Chamber of Commerce
|
May 3
|
Springfield
|
Illinois
State Fairgrounds
Agriculture Dept. Entrance
|
- Sangamon County
- City of Springfield
|
May 10
|
Monmouth
|
Monmouth
Public Park
North 11th Street (off U.S. 34)
|
Monmouth
Area Chamber of Commerce
|
May 10
|
Waterloo
|
Monroe
County Fairgrounds
4177 Illinois Route 156
|
Monroe-Randolph
Bicounty Health Department
|
May 17
|
Aurora
|
East
Aurora High School
500 Tomcat Lane
|
- Kane County Department of Environmental
Management
- Aurora Fire Department
|
May 31
|
Taylorville
|
Christian
County Fairgrounds
Old Route 48 & W. Spresser St.
|
Christian
County Solid Waste Management Department
|
June 7
|
Lincolnwood
|
Fire/Police
Parking Lot
6900 N. Lincoln Ave.
|
- Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County
- Village of Lincolnwood
|
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