Will County recycling specialist elected to state, national roles Will County recycling specialist elected to state, national roles Tammy Reiher / Tuesday, November 10, 2020 0 1310 Will County Recycling Specialist Marta Keane has been elected to state and national roles in the field of recycling. Read more
Three more named winners in Earth Day Passport event Three more named winners in Earth Day Passport event There is still time to enter and win prizes in final two rounds Tammy Reiher / Friday, July 24, 2020 0 1929 Three more winners have been named by the Will County Land Use Department’s Resource Recovery and Energy Division in the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day Passport event. Read more
Bolingbrook Park District added as electronic recycling site Bolingbrook Park District added as electronic recycling site Tammy Reiher / Monday, June 29, 2020 0 2957 The Bolingbrook Park District has become Will County’s eighth permanent electronic recycling site. Read more
Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Earth Day in Will County with passport to green events Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Earth Day in Will County with passport to green events Tammy Reiher / Wednesday, March 11, 2020 0 2416 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 50th anniversary of Earth Day Read more
Will County’s annual book event ‘hits both of our goals’ Will County’s annual book event ‘hits both of our goals’ Tammy Reiher / Wednesday, June 5, 2019 0 2591 An estimated 58,000 books changed hands during the Will County reuse-recycling event at Pilcher Park Nature Center May 31-June 2. Read more
Annual book recycling event to be held May 31-June 2 Annual book recycling event to be held May 31-June 2 Tammy Reiher / Wednesday, May 8, 2019 0 2614 Will County’s annual three-day book recycling event will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 31-June 2 at Joliet Park District’s Pilcher Park Nature Center, 2501 Highland Park Drive. Read more
County collects record amount of textiles in week-long event County collects record amount of textiles in week-long event Tammy Reiher / Tuesday, May 7, 2019 0 2695 Will County took in a record shattering12,298 pounds of textiles during its annual week-long collection event which ended May 3. Read more
Free document destruction event scheduled for Saturday, May 18 Free document destruction event scheduled for Saturday, May 18 Tammy Reiher / Friday, April 26, 2019 0 2851 The Will County Land Use Department’s Resource Recovery and Energy Division, along with Joliet Franciscan Sisters and University of St. Francis, will host a free document destruction event from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 18. Read more
Annual textile collection event to be April 29-May 3 Annual textile collection event to be April 29-May 3 Tammy Reiher / Thursday, April 25, 2019 0 2758 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. Read more
Will County offers holiday lights recycling opportunities Will County offers holiday lights recycling opportunities Tammy Reiher / Tuesday, December 4, 2018 0 3287 Got string lights with burnt out bulbs? Too tangled to use? Or lights that just don’t bring holiday joy anymore? Read more
More than 1,000 households participate in annual Sharefest Recyclepalooza More than 1,000 households participate in annual Sharefest Recyclepalooza Other events scheduled for September and October Tammy Reiher / Thursday, September 13, 2018 0 3191 More than 1,000 households participated in the 2018 Sharefest Recyclepalooza in New Lenox on Sept. 8. Read more