Holiday light recycling is back
The Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County and its member communities are offering a Holiday Light Recycling Program at no cost to residents.
All holiday string lighting and extension cords can be dropped off at various locations throughout northern Cook County. Garland, live greens, wreaths or other non-recyclables are not accepted.
The communities that have drop-off locations are Arlington Heights, Barrington, Buffalo Grove, Elk Grove Village, Evanston, Glencoe, Glenview, Hoffman Estates, Kenilworth, Lincolnwood, Mount Prospect, Niles, Park Ridge, Rolling Meadows, Skokie, Wheeling, Wilmette and Winnetka.
The exact locations and drop-off hours can be found at swancc.org.
“Every year, residents find themselves purchasing new strands of lights due to burned out bulbs, incomplete strands, wanting a different color, etc.,” said Mary Allen, SWANCC’s recycling and education director.
“Through this recycling program, materials will be reclaimed, reprocessed, made into new products and kept out of the landfills.”
SWANCC and the participating communities have partnered with Elgin Recycling Inc. to recycle the lights and cords. The strands are separated and baled and sent to be chopped or shredded and sold as a commodity to foundries and mills in the U.S.
<B>For other SWANCC programs visit swancc.org.
Arlington Heights Public Works
222 N Ridge Avenue
Monday - Friday: 7:30 am to 3:00 pm
November 21, 2011 - February 24, 2012
(847) 368-5800
Arlington Heights Health Department
33 S Arlington Heights Road
Monday - Friday: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
November 21, 2011 - February 24, 2012
(847) 368-5760
Barrington Public Works
300 N Raymond Avenue
Monday - Friday: 8:00 am to 2:00 pm
November 28, 2011 - March 5, 2012
(847) 381-7903
Buffalo Grove Village Hall
50 Raupp Boulevard
Monday - Friday: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
From November 1, 2011 - February 29, 2012
(847) 459-2530
Buffalo Grove Police Dept.
46 Raupp Boulevard
24-hour drop-off
From November 1, 2011 - February 29, 2012
(847) 459-2530
Elk Grove Village Health and Community Services
901 Wellington Avenue
Monday - Friday: 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
Year round drop-off
(847) 357-4240
Evanston Levy Senior Center
300 Dodge Avenue
Monday - Friday: 7:00 am to 9:00 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
From December 1, 2011 - January 31, 2012
(847) 448-8256
Evanston Ecology Center
2024 McCormick Boulevard
Monday - Friday: 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
Saturday: 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
From December 1, 2011 - January 31, 2012
(847) 448-8256
Evanston Library
1703 Orrington Avenue
Monday - Thursday: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Friday - Saturday: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Sunday: 12:00 to 6:00 pm
December 1, 2011 - January 31, 2012
(847) 448-8600
Glencoe Public Works
325 Temple Court
Monday - Friday: 7:00 am to 4:30 pm
December 1, 2011 - March 15, 2012
(847) 835-4111 x 153
Glenview Public Works
1333 Shermer Road
24-hour outside drop-off at Public Works
November 1, 2011 - February 28, 2012
(847) 657-3030
Hoffman Estates Village Hall Lobby
1990 Hassell Road
Monday - Friday: 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
December 1, 2011 - January 21, 2012
(847) 882-9100
Kenilworth Public Works
347 Ivy Court
24 hour drop-off
November 1, 2011 - February 24, 2012
(847) 251-1666
Lincolnwood Public Works
7001 N Lawndale Avenue
Monday - Friday: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
November 15, 2011 - February 1, 2012
(847) 675-0888
Mount Prospect Public Works
1700 W Central Road
Monday - Friday: 7:30 am to 5:00 pm
November 1, 2011 - February 29, 2012
(847) 870-5640
Niles Public Services Department
6849 Touhy Avenue
Monday - Friday: 7:00 am to 3:30 pm
November 1, 2011 - February 29, 2012
(847) 588-7900
Niles Family Fitness Center
987 Civic Center Drive
Monday - Thursday: 5:30 am to 10:00 pm
Friday: 5:30 am to 9:00 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 7:00 am to 5:00 pm
November 1, 2011 - February 29, 2012
(847) 588-7900
Park Ridge Public Works Service Center
400 Busse Highway
Monday - Friday: 7:00 am to 4:00 pm
November 1, 2011 - January 31, 2012
(847) 318-5240
Rolling Meadows City Hall
3600 Kirchoff Road
24-hour outside drop-off at City Hall entrance
November 1, 2011 - February 4, 2012
(847) 394-8500
Skokie Public Works
9050 Gross Point Road
Monday - Friday: 8:00 am to 3:00 pm
December 6, 2011 - January 28, 2012
(847) 933-8427
Wheeling Public Works
77 W Hintz Road
Monday - Friday: 7:00 am to 3:00 pm
November 1, 2011 - February 28, 2012
(847) 279-6900
Wilmette Public Works
711 Laramie Avenue
24-hour outside drop-off at front parking lot
November 28, 2011 - January 20, 2012
(847) 853-7500
Winnetka Public Works
1390 Willow Road
Monday - Friday: 7:00 am to 5:00 pm
October 15, 2011 - February 3, 2012
(847) 716-3568
About SWANCC:
The Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC) is an intergovernmental agency that was established in 1988 and is comprised of 23 communities: Arlington Heights, Barrington, Buffalo Grove, Elk Grove Village, Evanston, Glencoe, Glenview, Hoffman Estates, Inverness, Kenilworth, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Mount Prospect, Niles, Palatine, Park Ridge, Prospect Heights, Rolling Meadows, Skokie, South Barrington, Wheeling, Wilmette and Winnetka.
SWANCC provides member residents a variety of waste reduction and recycling services, programs and resource materials. These include collections for special materials that cannot go into the curbside recycling cart or should not go into the garbage due to toxicity or recoverability, such as: computer and electronics, prescription drugs and sharps, compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs, mercury thermometers, holiday lights and batteries. Visit swancc.org for more information.
About Elgin Recycling:
Elgin Recycling Inc. is a full-service scrap metal recycling company that has served all Chicagoland suburbs for over 30 years. Elgin Recycling pays competitive prices for all metals, alloys, electronics, paper and plastic, buying and processing ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
Find Elgin Recycling at four locations: Elgin, Palatine, Crystal Lake and Gilberts. Elgin Recycling provides service to all companies, large and small, including industrial, commercial, contractors, jobsites and residential accounts. Walk-in business is accepted at all locations. For more on Elgin Recycling, Inc. visit elginrecycling.com.</B>