Minooka youth wins America Recycles Day photo contest Minooka youth wins America Recycles Day photo contest Tammy Reiher / Monday, January 8, 2018 0 5850 A long ago accident led to a community event to help Ronald McDonald House charities and now to its new collector-in-chief winning the 2017 Will County America Recycles Day photo contest. Read more
Will County offers holiday lights recycling opportunities Will County offers holiday lights recycling opportunities Tammy Reiher / Wednesday, December 6, 2017 0 7635 Got string lights with burnt out bulbs? Too tangled to use? Or lights that just don’t bring holiday joy anymore? Read more
Catapult jack-o-lanterns, shred documents at joint Will County, Lewis University event Catapult jack-o-lanterns, shred documents at joint Will County, Lewis University event Tammy Reiher / Wednesday, October 25, 2017 0 6245 The Will County Land Use Department’s Resource Recovery and Energy Division and Lewis University once again are teaming up to offer an environmentally sound way to get rid of jack-o-lanterns and documents. Read more
One-day electronic recycling events continue to grow One-day electronic recycling events continue to grow Tammy Reiher / Wednesday, April 26, 2017 0 6612 An electronics recycling record that stood for 15 years has been broken three times since 2016, most recently twice in as many months. Read more
Will County to continue electronic recycling at five sites Will County to continue electronic recycling at five sites Tammy Reiher / Tuesday, February 21, 2017 0 28579 JOLIET – Will County will continue to offer five electronic recycling sites through intergovernmental agreements approved at the Thursday, Feb. 16, County Board meeting. Read more
New Lenox man wins refurbished iPad in photo contest New Lenox man wins refurbished iPad in photo contest Composting photo judged best in America Recycles Day competition Tammy Reiher / Wednesday, December 7, 2016 0 7103 After 15 years in a small Rogers Park condo that offered essentially “no outside space at all,” Jason Holicky decided he needed something larger that also offered space for gardening. Read more
Drop off burned out holiday lights at eight Will County locations Drop off burned out holiday lights at eight Will County locations Tammy Reiher / Tuesday, December 6, 2016 0 6760 Three Will County offices are joining the County’s five permanent residential electronic recycling drop-off sites to give residents opportunities to dispose of unwanted, burned out, or horribly twisted string holiday lights. Read more
November holiday closings set for electronic recycling site November holiday closings set for electronic recycling site Tammy Reiher / Wednesday, October 26, 2016 0 6892 Will County’s recycling partner in Lockport will be closed two days in November in observance of Veterans Day and Thanksgiving weekend. Read more
Joliet girl, 11, wins America Recycles Day contest Joliet girl, 11, wins America Recycles Day contest Tammy Reiher / Tuesday, November 24, 2015 0 7923 Friday the 13th turned out to be a lucky day for Melanie Howard this year. Read more