Press Releases

 Recyclepalooza will return as part of New Lenox’s Sharefest on Saturday, Sept. 11, giving Will County residents a way to recycle and reuse items they no longer want.

More than 13,000 pounds of textiles were kept out of Prairie View Landfill because of an annual collection event held at the Will County Office Building, 302 N. Chicago St.

Will County Recycling Specialist Marta Keane has been elected to state and national roles in the field of recycling.

Three more winners have been named by the Will County Land Use Department’s Resource Recovery and Energy Division in the 50^th Anniversary of Earth Day Passport event.

The Bolingbrook Park District has become Will County’s eighth permanent electronic recycling site.

Will County’s annual textile and shoe collection event, usually held in May, will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, July 13, through Friday, July 17, at the County Office Building.

The Will County Resource Recovery and Energy Division has joined with the Health Department, Forest Preserve and South Metropolitan Higher Education Consortium to offer a passport to more than 50 ways to celebrate the 50^th anniversary of Earth Day

Will County took in a record shattering12,298 pounds of textiles during its annual week-long collection event which ended May 3.

Will County’s annual textile collection event will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, April 29, to Friday, May 3, at the County Office Building, 304 N. Chicago St.

For the first time since 2015, Will County will host Recyclepalooza in April, providing an opportunity for spring cleaners to get rid of items in an environmentally responsible way.