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The Disappearance of Used Tire Collections
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Illinois residents buy approximately 2 million tires a year!
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As outside summer activities begin and mosquitoes join the parties, we start thinking about vector abatement. Used tires are one of the most popular breeding grounds for mosquitoes because they retain water. Considering traditional used residential tire collections are no longer being funded, the following is an update of your options for used tire recycling. Read more...
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CHANGES IN TELEVISIONS AND BROADCASTING TECHNOLOGY SPUR INCREASE IN ELECTRONICS RECYCLING
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Township Clean-ups Add to June's Totals
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Digital broadcasting; analog signal gone; cheap flat screen TVs; or the electronics disposal ban at the landfill, no matter what the reasons are, the residents of western Illinois are digging deep into attics, basements, barns and living rooms to clean house of unwanted electronics. Thanks to the support from McDonough County, Knox County, Fulton County, Henderson County, Hancock County, the cities of Macomb, Monmouth, Rushville, Carthage and Galesburg, the Tri-County Regional Collection Facility (TCRCF) in Macomb continues to offer electronic recycling - the place to go to properly dispose of your outdated televisions and more.
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TCRCF TOTALS - JANUARY THROUGH
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Recycling Tips and Reminders
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Brush up on your recycling knowledge with these tidbits
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Co-mingling your recyclables has made it much easier for residents in western Illinois. More and more valuable recyclable materials are finding their way to curbside bins and drop-off sites. Here are reminders of what can be recycled and how to prepare them for your bins and drop-offs. Read more...
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The Tri-County Resource & Waste Management Council (TCR&WMC) represents and meets the solid waste management needs of incorporated and unincorporated communities in McDonough, Mercer, and Warren counties. The council's Solid Waste Coordinator provides a comprehensive approach to solid waste issues. For more information about the TCR&WMC, call 309-331-4782.
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MUST DO....DATES
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August 23
Warren County Courthouse/Monmouth
7:00 pm
July 23, October 23
Macomb/ Location TBA
6:00 pm
McDonough Co. Law & Legal Committee
August 7
September 10
October 1
McDonough Co.
Courthouse/ Macomb
7:00 pm
Mercer Co. Board
August 6
September 4
October 2
Mercer County
Courthouse/Aledo
7:00 pm
Mercer Co.
Recycling Board
August 23
CES Office/Aledo
7:00 pm
Warren Co. Board
September 19
October 17
Warren County
Courthouse/Monmouth
9:30 am
TOWNSHIP CLEANUPS Mercer September 6 & 7 Ellison September 14 & 15 Sciota September 21 & 22 Walnut Grove September 28 & 29 Perryton/Duncan October 5 & 6 Greenbush October 12 & 13 HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTIONS Peoria September 8 Peoria County Expo Gardens 1601 W. Northmoor Road Peoria County Swansea September 15 St. Clair County Melvin Price Park 1500 Caseyville Ave. Sponsored by St. Clair Health Department and Village of Swansea Springfield September 22 Illinois State Fairgrounds Lot 21 Enter gate 11, off Sangamon Avenue Sponsored by Sangamon County Department of Public Health Champaign September 29 Champaign County News-Gazette Distribution Center Sponsored by Village of Savoy and the News-Gazette Long-term facilities available for disposal of HHW Call the following for more information City of Chicago 312-744-7672 Lake County 847-336-9340 Naperville 630-420-6095 Rockford 815-987-5570 NO USED TIRE COLLECTIONS! ILCSWMA Board Meeting April 25, 2013 Christian County Taylorville 11:00 am |
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YET ANOTHER MOMENT IN HISTORY!
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The above paint can joins the 1947 Gay-Lux can from Galesburg and the 1949 ACE spray can from Chicago in the galleria of paints at the TCRCF. This can, circa 1935, from the Galesburg Churchill Manufacturing, contains "color to enhance floor" stain.
"Western Illinois has a huge backlog of "stuff" collected by generations of people living on the same farm.
If residents would only bring in their old coins and silver certificates they have stored to recycle, we would have no funding issues for years," remarked Solid Waste Coordinator Chad Braatz, with a gleam in his eye.
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WHERE TO RECYCLE YOUR CFLs
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Make sure you put the bulb in a plastic bag
when transporting it to a drop-off site.
Click here for more drop-off sites in Illinois
Click here to view CFL disposal video
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WHERE TO TAKE UNWANTED MEDS FOR FREE DISPOSAL
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Fulton Co. Health Dept.
Canton/309-647-1134
Hancock Co. Health Dept.
Carthage/1-800-422-8218
Henderson Co. Health Dept.
Gladstone/309-627-2812
Knox Co. Health Dept.
Galesburg/309-344-2224
McDonough Co. Health Dept.
Macomb/309-837-9951
Mercer Co. Health Dept.
Aledo/309-582-3761
Schuyler Co. Health Dept.
Rushville/217-322-4734
Warren Co. Health Dept.
Monmouth/309-734-1314
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