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Go green for St. Patrick's Day--recycle your batteries! Illinois battery drop-offs are easy and free! To find a local drop-off for batteries, visit batterynetwork.org/state-recyclin… Please call locations before visiting to confirm they will accept your battery type.

On February 11, learn some timely tips from the Master Gardeners on how to start seeds to grow your own seedlings for your garden. Register for session 1, "Seed Starting for Your Garden," using this link: registration.extension.illinois.edu/start/2026-gar…

Loop the Cart helping effort to enhance Lake County recycling: ‘Hopefully, it will … reach the entire household’ trib.al/Z7YHq5S

Lake County residents can add clean and empty paper and plastic cups loose in recycling carts! Remember: 1. Empty the liquids 2. Throw the lid, straws, and stirrers in the trash 3. Remove the cardboard sleeve from the cup and place it separately in your recycling bin

Beginning January 1, 2026, all single-use and most rechargeable batteries will be accepted at retail and government locations throughout the state, thanks to the Illinois Battery Stewardship Law. Visit call2recycle.org/illinois/ to find a drop-off location near you!

💡🎄SWALCO offers free recycling for old and unwanted strings of lights! Visit one of these drop-off locations to recycle your wire string holiday lights. 🔗 Visit swalco.org to learn more about SWALCO's year-round residential electronics recycling program!

Starting December 6th, 2025, SWALCO will accept latex paint for free at Household Chemical Waste (HCW) collection events! Visit the SWALCO website to schedule your appointment today: app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule/ab9f2…

👨‍🌾 Only two Garden Learning Series sessions left for 2025! On Wednesday, November 12, SWALCO's Merleanne Rampale is leading a virtual tour through the ABCs of natives. Register for "Native Plants A-Z" using this link: go.illinois.edu/natives_a-z_20…

Don’t toss your pumpkin—smash it instead! Join us Saturday, November 1st, from 12–4 PM in Downtown Round Lake (350 Goodnow) for some post-Halloween fun. Bring your pumpkins and see how far they can fly!

SWALCO is partnering with the Village of Riverwoods and the Riverwoods Preservation Council for a Reuse-O-Rama. This is a free event for household items only--only items listed on the flyer will be accepted. 🌱 Get your FREE native milkweed seeds while supplies last!

♻️SWALCO is partnering with the Village of Riverwoods and the Riverwoods Preservation Council for a Reuse-O-Rama.. This is a free event for household items only--only items listed on the flyer will be accepted. Collected items will be reused, recycled, and donated.

Mark your calendars! SWALCO is partnering with State Senator Mary Edly-Allen, Lake County Board Member Gina Roberts, and Zion Township to host a free community shred event at Zion Township Center (2816 Sheridan Road, Zion, IL 60099).

Improper disposal of driveway sealant can harm the environment and pollute waterways. Sign up for one of our monthly HCW drop-offs at our Gurnee facility, or join us on May 24 in Mundelein for our first mobile event of the year! Appointments required: app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule/ab9f2…

Mundelein, here we come! Our first household chemical waste mobile collection event of 2025 is on Saturday, May 24, from 8:00 AM to 2:30 PM, at the Mundelein Metra Station (205 N Archer Avenue). Schedule your appointment now: app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule/ab9f2…

From April 1st through April 29th, you can recycle corrugated plastic yard signs at the Highland Park Recycling Center. Be sure to remove wire supports, which can be recycled separately as scrap metal. Additionally, the Grayslake Waste Management facility will accept these signs

Want to learn more about Feed and Conserve Illinois and SB1397 & SB1398? Join us this Monday, March 10th, for an essential workshop: "Trash to Treasure: Act NOW: Workshop to Support Illinois Food Scrap Diversion Policies." Register now: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Textile Recycling at Our Earth Day Event The Village of Round Lake has partnered with SWALCO to collect gently used clothing, linens, & fabrics for recycling. Give your old textiles a new life & keep them out of landfills! April 26, 9 AM – Noon, 751 W. Townline Road

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This Thursday, March 6, Senator Adriane Johnson will be holding a press event in the State Capitol Building Blue Room to bring awareness to SB1397 and SB1398. Visit feedandconserveil.org to learn more about these bills!

🧑‍🌾Join us THIS SATURDAY, March 8, from 10AM to 2PM for the Illinois Extension Master Gardener Seed Expo at the CLC Grayslake Campus, Building F (19351 W Washington Street, Grayslake, IL)! SWALCO is one of many proud sponsors.