Anastasia Tuskey
1694
As residents are preparing to celebrate the holidays with family and friends this year, the Will County Land Use Department’s Reuse Recovery and Energy Division would like to encourage eco-friendly practices.
Anastasia Tuskey
1754
Traditionally, the day after Thanksgiving is a good time to bring out Christmas decorations and the time people discover non-working string lights. Will County Executive Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant reminds residents to dispose of these lights in an environmentally friendly way.
Tammy Reiher
2714
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.
Tammy Reiher
1990
Will County Environmental Educator Joan O’Keefe will give an outdoor workshop on composting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11, at the Joliet Library Black Road Branch.
Tammy Reiher
2294
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.
Tammy Reiher
2437
Will County has launched its C-PACE Program, a program that offers long-term fixed rate financing to businesses for energy efficiency improvement projects, becoming the seventh county in Illinois to participate.
Anastasia Tuskey
3472
Earlier today, Will County officials and its construction trade partners signed a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) for the $45 million renewable natural gas (RNG) plant approved for construction at the county-owned Prairie View landfill. The agreement, signed by Will County, Harbour Contractors, Will & Grundy Counties Building Trades Council and Three Rivers Construction Alliance, paves the way for hiring local, skilled craftsman to work on the multi-million dollar project.
Sponsors hope to resume event in spring 2021
Tammy Reiher
3102
The annual book collection event sponsored by Will County’s Resource Recovery and Energy Division and Joliet Park District’s Pilcher Park Nature Center has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
There is still time to enter and win prizes in final two rounds
Tammy Reiher
3193
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.
Offer will end Sept. 30
Tammy Reiher
4004
Will, Cook, DuPage and Kane counties have joined with Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) and Citizen Utility Board (CUB) to coordinate a group buy for solar panels and installation.
Tammy Reiher
3772
Will County took in a record shattering12,298 pounds of textiles during its annual week-long collection event which ended May 3.
Tammy Reiher
4233
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.
Tammy Reiher
4459
Got string lights with burnt out bulbs? Too tangled to use? Or lights that just don’t bring holiday joy anymore?
Other events scheduled for September and October
Tammy Reiher
4259
More than 1,000 households participated in the 2018 Sharefest Recyclepalooza in New Lenox on Sept. 8.
Tammy Reiher
6445
An electronics recycling record that stood for 15 years has been broken three times since 2016, most recently twice in as many months.