The Illinois EPA announced ten upcoming Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) one-day collection events for Fall 2024, including an event in Springfield. These collections, co-sponsored by local government units, offer residents a free opportunity to safely dispose of hazardous household products.
The Springfield HHW collection event is scheduled for October 19, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The exact location will be announced soon. Pre-registration is required for participation. The event is open to all Illinois residents, providing a convenient and safe way to dispose of items like chemical cleaners, oil-based paints, thinners, antifreeze, motor oil, gasoline, kerosene, weed killers, insecticides, pesticides, and fluorescent lamps.
"Illinois EPA is pleased to once again offer one-day Household Hazardous Waste collection events, providing residents with the opportunity to properly dispose of unused and unwanted household chemicals and other hazardous products from their homes,” said Interim Director Jennings. "I would also like to extend a special thanks to our local partners for helping to make these events possible.”
Items not accepted at the event include latex paint, explosives, propane tanks, fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, agricultural chemicals, and business wastes. A complete list of acceptable and unacceptable items is available on the Illinois EPA website.
Residents are advised to pack their HHW items in disposable boxes to prevent spills during transport, keep similar chemicals together, ensure containers are sealed and not leaking, and place the boxes in their vehicle's trunk or storage compartment, away from passengers. At the collection site, residents should remain in their vehicles while on-site personnel remove the HHW.
For more information and to pre-register, residents can contact the City of Springfield Department of Public Works at public.works@springfield.il.us or call 217-789-2255. Further details and the full schedule of HHW collection events can be found on the Illinois EPA website.
Complete List of Events:
The Fall 2024 one-day collections are scheduled on Saturdays and require Pre-Registration:
DATE | LOCATION | ADDRESS | Co-Sponsor/Public Contacts |
August 17 | ChampaignChampaign County | State Farm Arena – Southwest Quad Parking Lot 1800 South First Street Champaign, IL 61820 | |
August 31 | TaylorvilleChristian County Registration Link | Christian County Fairgrounds 1716 West Spresser Street Taylorville, IL 62568 | Christian County Solid Waste |
August 31 | East Moline Rock Island CountyWebsite | Rock Island Fairgrounds4200 Archer DriveEast Moline, IL 61244 | |
September 21 | DecaturMacon CountyRegistration Link | Progress City USAEast Sixth Progress StreetDecatur, IL 62521 | Macon County Environmental Management |
September 28 | McLean County Fairgrounds 1106 Interstate DriveBloomington, IL 61705 | ||
October 12 | OregonOgle CountyWebsite | Ogle County Solid Waste Management Department909 Pines RoadOregon, IL 61061 | |
October 19 | SpringfieldSangamon CountyWebsite | Location TBA | City of Springfield Department of Public Workspublic.works@springfield.il.us 217-789-2255 |
October 26 | Dixon Lee County | Sauk Valley Community College 173 IL-2 N Dixon, IL 61021 | |
November 2 | Village of Orland Park 14700 South Ravinia Avenue Orland Park, IL 60462 | Highway Department of Orland Township | |
November 2 | CarbondaleJackson CountyWebsite | Banterra Center1400 Arena Drive Carbondale, IL 62901 | Jackson County Health Department 618-684-3143 |