GREEN GUIDE Green Guide Recycling Newsletter Volume 5 Issue 3 July 2020 Mission Statement
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Ogle County Solid Waste Management Department 815-732-4020 www.oglecounty.org Facebook: Ogle County Solid Waste Management Dept. GREEN GUIDE Green Guide Recycling Newsletter Volume 5 Issue 3 July 2020 Mission Statement Oil, Antifreeze, Oil Filters The mission of the Ogle County Solid & Waste Management Department is to Latex Paint Recycling Event promote a clean and healthy environ- ment by encouraging recycling, waste reduction, and safe disposal options Saturday, August 15, 2020 for waste generated in Ogle County. 8:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m. We appreciate the efforts of Ogle 909 Pines Road, Oregon, IL County residents who have made waste reduction, recycling and safe Oil , Antifreeze & Oil Filter recycling open to all Ogle County disposal of waste a part of their every- residents. There will be a pump truck on-site to remove day life. Your efforts do make a dif- oil from 55 gallon drums and people to assist in bulking oil and ference! Please feel free to contact us antifreeze from small containers. with any questions. (For larger quantities over 200 gallons contact our department.) All containers will be returned for reuse or disposal In This Issue We will not accept other vehicle fluids or oil mixed with other fluids, no tires. Household Hazardous Waste _____________________________________________ ……………………………...2 Latex Paint Liquid latex paint only, no dried out or hardened paint. Waste Medicine …………......2 Paint must be in original containers. Electronics Recycling ……….3 Subsidized cost per container of latex paint: Latex Paint Solidification & quarts - $1 each; gallons - $2 each; 5 gallons - $6 each Disposal……………………..4 10 container limit on above pricing Used Motor Oil, Antifreeze & Used Tires ……………......4 All containers over 10, pay full price per container: Appliances for Repair & quarts - $2.50 each; gallons - $5 each, 5 gal. - $12 ea., Recycling…………....….…....5 Ogle County residents only, no businesses or institutional paint. Recycling Options….….…….5 No oil/alkyd paints or spray paints! Recycling tips during Paints recycled by non-profit EarthPaint.org Covid-19 Pandemic…...…......6 Covid-19 precautions required HHW Ogle County Residential Household Hazardous Waste Collection Site Waste Medicine Disposal Program Rock River Water Reclamation District Medicine accepted: 3333 Kishwaukee St. Prescription and over-the-counter Rockford, IL medications * Vitamins Saturdays 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. * Supplements Sundays 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. * Pet medications Medicine will be accepted in any form, Not open on holiday weekends including blister packs, capsules, creams, gels, liquids, patches, pills, Nearly every home contains hazardous materials. A material is considered powder, sprays, vials, etc. hazardous if it’s toxic, flammable, corrosive, or an irritant to pets or humans. Place pills in a sealable plastic bag and While most household products are relatively safe when used and stored as place into drop box. Recycle empty directed by the product label, disposal of hazardous products should not be pill bottles in your regular recycling down the drain or in the garbage. program. To deposit liquid medicine, leave in To protect public health and the environment these products should be used up bottle, black out personal information, as intended, given to someone who could use them, or taken to the Household seal in a plastic bag and deposit into drop Hazardous Waste Collection site for recycling or safe disposal. box. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA), the City of Rockford, Medicines are accepted free of charge. and the Rock River Water Reclamation District host a site in Rockford for this. It is open to Illinois residents at no charge, and is open on the weekends only, Items NOT accepted: except holidays. * Needles or Sharps * Thermometers Items accepted: acids, adhesives, antifreeze, automotive fluids (brake, transmis- * Hydrogen Peroxide sion fluids), batteries (household single use and rechargeables), cleaning solvents, * Aerosol Cans degreasers, fertilizers, flammable liquids, florescent tubes * Medicine from Businesses or Clinics & ballasts, CFLs, fungicides, gasoline in properly marked containers, herbicides, insecticides, waste medicine and Drop Box Locations: pharmaceuticals (no needles or sharps), mercury, oil-based Outside the: Ogle Co. Sheriff’s Office, paint only, (no latex paint), paint strippers and thinners, pesticides, poisons, pool 202 S. 1st St., Oregon, chemicals, motor oil, thermometers, thermostats, tires (auto – 4 per vehicle per (open 24/7) day), varnish, wood stain, etc. Items which will NOT be accepted: agricultural chemicals, business/ Byron Police Dept. commercial sector wastes, explosives, fireworks, lead acid batteries, medical Mt. Morris Police Dept. wastes, propane tanks, smoke detectors, farm machinery oil, fire extinguishers, Forreston Police Dept. institutional wastes, sharps, needles & potentially infectious medical wastes. Oregon Police Dept. Latex paint should be recycled or solidified and disposed of with your regular Polo Police Dept. trash pick up. Rochelle Police Dept. (Open during business hours) Thanks for helping to protect your environment and your health! 2 2020 Residential Electronics Recycling Events in Ogle County Ogle County Solid Waste Mgmt. Dept. Rochelle Street Department 909 Pines Rd., Oregon 251 East 1st Avenue Friday Dates: July 31st, August 28th, Phone: 815-562-2494 September 25th, October 23rd & November 20th Rochelle residents only, proof required No December event July18th & October 17th Friday Hours: 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Saturday Date: October 17th Saturday Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Ogle County residents only for OCSWMD events, limit of 7 bulk items. Microwaves - $5 each (cash or check made out to OCSWMD and taped to microwave). No receipts will be given. Please wear a mask or have windows rolled up and present ID. Have all items in the trunk of your car, accessible from the rear of your SUV or van, in the bed of a pickup truck or on trailer. Stay in your vehicle. No business e-waste accepted at either site. Businesses can call 815-732-4020 for more information on how to recycle business e-waste. The following Covered Electronic Devices Additional items accepted ONLY at (CEDs) listed under IL law are accepted at OCSWMD: both locations: Cable receivers Scanners Adding machines CD players Servers Answering machines CD ROM drives Tablets Cameras Cellphones Televisions Camcorders Computer cables Video cassette players Calculators Computers desktop Video game consoles Compact fluorescent bulbs (CFL’s) Computers laptop Zip drives Copy machines Computer monitors Digital clocks Digital converter boxes Electric typewriters Disk players Ink cartridges DVD & DVR players Microwaves - ($5 fee) Electronic Mice Modems Fax machines Pagers Floppy disk drives Projectors Joysticks Radios Keyboards Rechargeable batteries MP3 players Shredders (no tubs) PDAs Stereo equipment - (no wooden speakers) Printers Tape drives Remote controls Telephones Satellite receivers Toner cartridges 3 Latex Paint Solidification & Disposal Used Motor Oil , Antifreeze & Tire Recycling Although we are planning a Latex Paint Recycling Event on August 15, 2020, if you only have small amounts of Byron: Byron Quick Lube & Tire, Inc., unwanted latex paint leftover in cans, the best way to dispose of it might be to 815-234-5612 solidify it and throw it out it with your regular garbage collection service. Latex paint is considered non-hazardous, and when completely solid, can be disposed Hanlin Automotive. 815-234-7169 of at permitted landfills in Illinois. Of course we encourage residents to use up Nielsen Automotive, 815-234-7675 paint when possible, or to give it away to someone who could use it, sometimes Forreston: that’s just not practical. Here’s how to solidify it: Forreston Car Care, 815-938-2394 Open up the can and add an absorbent Mt. Morris: Stan’s Performance, Inc., like kitty litter, sawdust, mulch, or shred- 815-734-4272 ded paper to the can. Stir the mixture Oregon: and continue adding until the paint is Butitta Brothers, 815-732-2887 thoroughly mixed with absorbent. Leave Polo: the can in the sun or in a well ventilated Bergy’s Automotive, 815-946-3033 area away from kids or pets. After sever- Parco Auto Repair, 815-946-3511 al days or weeks, depending on the humidity levels, the paint should harden. Rochelle: Once it is completely solid, you can put it in with your regular trash disposal. Alderk’s Tire, Inc., 815-562-4644 Leave the lids off of the cans so it is clear that the paint is not liquid. Krahenbuhl Chrysler Jeep, 815-562-7066 Masterbend, 815-562-2465 A quicker method is to line a cardboard box with a heavy duty Butitta Brothers, 815-561-3636 trash bag and cover the bottom with the absorbent. Tip the Sawicki Motor Co., 815-562-8787 cans over in the box and let the waste paint drain into the box. Super Lube of Rochelle, Add more absorbent as needed, stir, and let dry. When solid, 815-562-6476 put in trash. Wipe out and recycle the empty cans. Tire Tracks, 815-562-7777 Auto Zone, 815-562-9459 Stillman Valley: DL Performance, 815-543-4042 We suggest that you call ahead to The Household Hazardous Waste Collection in Rockford does not accept latex see what services are provided. paint, only oil/alkyd based paints. Fees may apply. Please thank the businesses for providing these services! Latex Paint 4 Recycling Options Businesses Accepting Appliances for Repair & Behr Iron & Metal Waste Haulers: Recycling 1100 Seminary Rd. Rockford 815-987-2755 Advanced Waste Disposal - B & W Appliance, Aluminum, copper, iron, steel, brass 815-874-2307 auto radiators, & appliances. 567 W IL Rte. 38, Rochelle, Moring Disposal - 815-562-6253, (Freon - yes) 815-938-3602 DeKalb Iron & Metal Northern Illinois Disposal - 900 Oak Street 800-930-7321, no new recycling Comed, will pick up your old, working DeKalb, 815-758-2458 customers being accepted. fridge or freezer for FREE, recycle it in www.dimcodekalb.com an environmentally responsible way, Will pay for: Aluminum, copper, plus send you $50.