Illinois EPA Announces Fall Household Hazardous Waste Collections
For Immediate Release
Aug.16, 1999 |
Contact: Dennis McMurray
217- 785-1871
TDD: 217-782-9143 |
Springfield, Ill. -- The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is
co-sponsoring four one-day household hazardous waste collections in September and October.
They will be held in Toulon (Sept.11); Sycamore (Sept. 18); Springfield (Oct.2); and
Brookfield (Oct. 16).
"These free drop off collections give citizens an opportunity to rid their homes
of unused or unwanted household products that are potentially harmful to the
environment," said Illinois EPA Director Thomas Skinner. "Over the past 10
years, with the partnership of local organizations and agencies, we have served more than
194,000 households and safely disposed of nearly 40,000 drums of hazardous waste."
The collections are scheduled on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. for greatest
convenience to working families. Citizens may bring harsh chemical cleaners, paints,
thinners, antifreeze, weed killers and other pesticides, herbicides and insecticides, pool
chemicals, household batteries, used motor oil, drain cleaners, lawn chemicals, hobby
chemicals, aerosol paints, and fluorescent lamp bulbs.
A contractor hired by Illinois EPA will correctly dispose of all the wastes dropped off
at the collections.
The wastes accepted are limited to households and those generated by agriculture,
business and commercial generation will not be accepted. Explosives, fireworks,
lead acid batteries, propane tanks, smoke detectors, farm machinery oil, fire
extinguishers and institutional wastes are also unacceptable.
The collections are funded through fees on landfill waste and financial and volunteer
worker contributions from local organizations.
Following are the dates, cities, collection points, and co-sponsors for the four
collections this fall.
| Date |
Location |
Site Address |
Co-sponsor(s) |
| Sept. 11 |
Toulon
Stark County |
Stark County Farm Bureau
1001 East Main
|
Stark County Farm Bureau |
| Sept. 18 |
Sycamore
DeKalb County |
DeKalb County Farm Bureau
1350 West Prairie Dr. |
DeKalb County Farm Bureau,
DeKalb County Health Dept.,
League of Women Voters
|
| Oct. 2 |
Springfield
Sangamon County |
Illinois State Fairgrounds
Gate 11
8th St. & Sangamon Ave. |
Sangamon County
Dept. of Public Health,
City of Springfield -
Office of Solid Waste
|
| Oct. 16 |
Brookfield
Cook County |
Brookfield Zoo
3300 Golf Road
Northwest Parking Lot |
West Cook County
Solid Waste Agency,
Brookfield Zoo |
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