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| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 18, 2024 | Contact: Kim Biggs 217-558-1536 [email protected] |
Illinois EPA Announces Ten Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events for the Fall of 2024
One-day collection events to be held in addition to five long-term collection locations
SPRINGFIELD –Illinois EPA Interim Director James Jennings is announcing ten upcoming Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) one-day collection locations for the Fall of 2024. These collection events are co-sponsored by units of local government and provide residents the free opportunity to safely dispose of unused or leftover hazardous products commonly found in homes.
“Illinois EPA is pleased to once again offer one-day Household Hazardous Waste collection events, providing residents with the opportunity to properly dispose of unused and unwanted household chemicals and other hazardous products from their homes,” said Interim Director Jennings. “I would also like to extend a special thanks to our local partners for helping to make these events possible.”
One-day collections are open to
all Illinois residents and operate from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on the day of the event. Pre-registration is required for all Fall 2024 collection events. Residents participating are encouraged to bring chemical cleaners, oil-based paints, thinners, antifreeze, motor oil, gasoline, kerosene, weed killers, insecticides, and pesticides, and similar hazardous household products. Fluorescent and other high-intensity discharge lamps may also be brought to the collections.
ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED include latex paint, explosives, propane tanks, fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, agricultural chemicals, and business wastes. A complete list of wastes that are and are not accepted is available online at
https://epa.illinois.gov/topics/waste-management/waste-disposal/household-hazardous-waste/acceptable-wastes.html.
For safe transport of HHW, residents are asked to:
• Pack HHW items in a disposable box to avoid spilling during transport.
• Keep like chemicals together and separate unlike chemicals.
• Secure lids and make sure containers are not leaking.
• Place box(es) of HHW in the empty trunk or storage compartment of your vehicle, away from passengers during transport.
• Remain in vehicle at collection site. On-site personnel will remove the HHW from your vehicle.
The Fall 2024 one-day collections are scheduled on Saturdays and require Pre-Registration:
| DATE | LOCATION | ADDRESS | Co-Sponsor/Public Contacts |
| August 17 | Champaign
Champaign County Registration Link | State Farm Arena – Southwest Quad Parking Lot 1800 South First Street Champaign, IL 61820 | Champaign County [email protected] 217-403-4780 |
| August 31 | Taylorville
Christian County Registration Link | Christian County Fairgrounds 1716 West Spresser Street Taylorville, IL 62568 | Christian County Solid Waste Shawn Hammers |
| August 31 | East Moline Rock Island County
Website | Rock Island Fairgrounds
4200 Archer Drive
East Moline, IL 61244 | Rock Island County Waste Management [email protected] 309-788-8925 |
| September 21 | Decatur
Macon County
Registration Link | Progress City USA
East Sixth Progress Street
Decatur, IL 62521 | Macon County Environmental Management [email protected] |
| September 28 | Bloomington McLean County Website | McLean County Fairgrounds 1106 Interstate Drive
Bloomington, IL 61705 | Ecology Action Center [email protected] 309-454-3169 |
| October 12 | Oregon
Ogle County
Website | Ogle County Solid Waste Management Department
909 Pines Road
Oregon, IL 61061 | Ogle County Solid Waste Management Department [email protected] 815-732-4020 |
| October 19 | Springfield
Sangamon County
Website | Location TBA | City of Springfield Department of Public Works
[email protected] 217-789-2255 |
| October 26 | Dixon Lee County | Sauk Valley Community College 173 IL-2 N Dixon, IL 61021 | State Representative Brad Fritts [email protected] |
| November 2 | Orland Park Cook County Registration Link | Village of Orland Park 14700 South Ravinia Avenue Orland Park, IL 60462 | Highway Department of Orland Township [email protected] |
| November 2 | Carbondale
Jackson County
Website | Banterra Center
1400 Arena Drive Carbondale, IL 62901 | Jackson County Health Department 618-684-3143 |
In addition to the one-day collections, the following long-term collection facilities are available for disposal of HHW throughout the year:
Hours: Saturdays 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Sundays 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Phone: 630-420-6095
• Rockford, Four Rivers Sanitation Authority, 3333 Kishwaukee, Winnebago County
Hours: Saturdays 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Sundays Noon – 4:00 PM, Phone: 779-348-7425
Hours: Tuesdays 7:00 AM – Noon, Thursdays 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM, and
First Saturday of every month 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Phone: 312-744-3060
• Lake County, The Solid Waste Agency of Lake County (SWALCO) currently operates a long-term household chemical waste collection program. Information and a collection schedule can be found on their website (
www.swalco.org) or by calling 847-336-9340.
Hours: First Saturday and Third Friday of every Month 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM.
Appointments are required. See website to schedule your appointment. Questions: 618-296-5237 or
[email protected]
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