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News Releases - 2002Batavia resident is 250,000th Household Hazardous Waste Participant
Springfield, Ill. -- On Saturday, May 18, Dave Burns of Batavia was in line to drop off items at Illinois EPA's household hazardous waste collection in St. Charles, when he learned that he was the 250,000th participant in Illinois to do so. Mike Nechvatal, Manager of Illinois EPA's Division of Land Pollution Control, City of Geneva Alderman Ron Singer and Kane County Dept. of Environmental Management Gary Mielke greeted Mr. Burns and his family and presented them with several awards and gifts from the Illinois EPA, Kane County and other vendors. Mr. Burns was one of 1100 participants at the Kane County collection, where they collected 118 drums of materials that would have otherwise gone into a landfill or remained in homes, where they could be a safety risk. Each year since 1989, the Illinois EPA and local sponsors have hosted one-day events to collect household hazardous wastes in communities throughout the state. The Illinois EPA and its co-sponsors have collected enough homeowner-generated toxic materials to fill 50,400 drums. Standing together, the line of homeowners would stretch for about nineteen miles. The program has offered 270 collection opportunities, in nearly every county in this state. "These important collections have kept large amounts of the most dangerous wastes out of our landfills, kept it out of our streams and has removed them from homes where they could be a potential poison to our children," said Illinois EPA Director Renee Cipriano. The events are free to the public and are paid for by a portion of the statewide fees on landfilled solid waste. The increased funding Governor George Ryan has included in the budget in recent years has allowed the Illinois EPA to increase the number of collections to 17 this spring. Related Information |
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