Filed under: Upcoming Events
What: Environmental Fair is an annual event where speakers discuss current environmental issues and local environmental organizations share information about their organizations.
Who: Co-sponsored by the Hoffman Estates Environmental Commission and the Schaumburg Environmental Committee.
When: Saturday, November 14, 2009, 9:30 to 3:30
Where: Schaumburg Prairie Center for the Arts, 201 Schaumburg Court, Schaumburg, IL
Cost: Free
The Northwest Cook County Group of the Sierra Club is continuing their restoration work at Spring Valley Nature Sanctuary in Schaumburg. Any who wish to participate should meet in the Spring Valley parking lot on Saturday, November 21 at 8:45 a.m. Work will proceed until 11:30. Gloves and tools will be provided.
Helping restore this native habitat is the Group’s way of saying thank you to Spring Valley for the use of their meeting room.
Recycling your household and business waste is only part of the process. Consider buying recycled products to complete the cycle. Check out SWANCC’s website to find ecofriendly products, links and programs.
Everything from a list of green hotels, energy efficient appliances, safe cosmetics to green office supplies is given.
For the average household, there are multiple, advertised environmental fairs, hazardous waste collections, dropoffs and recycling events that are all FREE. For the average business it can be difficult to find a way to be green and operate economically.
The Illinois EPA has one way to help. They have set up an Industrial Material Exchange that allows businesses to post both the materials they have available for recycling or materials they would like to obtain for their own uses. Check out the website here.
Since most smoke detectors contain small amounts of radioactive materials, they are not readily accepted at most hazardous waste dropoffs. Federal regulations stipulate that all smoke detector packaging must contain the company’s mail back address so that they may be disposed of properly. Please call the company for instructions on mailing the detctors back properly.
BRK ELECTRONICS:
Accepts BRK and First Alert smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. Will accept 4 for free and then charge $1 per additional unit.
www.brkelectronics.com
1-800-323-9005
Based in Aurora, IL
For more info: www.epa.gov/radtown/smoke-detector.html
In coordination with Recycling Avenue, the Village of Hoffman Estates is sponsoring a small electronics dropoff at the Village Hall. Take your used laptops, ink cartridges, cell phones, digital cameras and MP3 players to 1900 Hassell Road. They are open Monday 8:30 to 8:00, Tuesday through Friday 8:30 to 5:00 and Saturday 9:00 to noon. The time frame for accepting electronic items is indefinite.
Items not accepted are computer monitors, towers, fax machines, TVs, DVD players or any other large electronic.
For more information, please visit www.recyclingavenue.com
When: Saturday, September 26 10:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Where: Cantigny Park, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton
Who: Co-sponsored by Cantigny and SCARCE (School and Community Assistance for Recycling and Composting Education)
What: Live performance by Giving Tree Band
Fashion EcoNista show
Recycled Art Contest
Recycling Extravaganza
Local/Organic Farmers Market & Wine Tasting Event
Cooking Demonstrations
Recycled Paper-Making Activities for Kids
Energy Bike
Displays on compost bins, rain barrels, bees, hybrid car with plug-in
conversion and more
Cost: The event is free but there is a $5 parking fee.
State Representative Fred Crespo, in conjunction with AT&T Illinois and the Hoffman Estates Chamber of Commerce, is giving you the FREE opportunity to shred those old documents and paperwork in your home or office.
The shredding will take place at Rep. Crespo’s Constituent Service office at:
1014 E. Schaumburg Road
Streamwood
September 26, 2009 from 9:00 to Noon
There is a limit of three boxes per constituent.
For questions, or to RSVP, please call Rep. Crespo’s office at 630-372-3340.
Here’s your chance to participate in a one-stop dropoff of many of the recyclable items in your home! The Village of Hanover Park and the Hanover Park Environmental Committee are sponsoring a major recycling event to be held on Saturday, September 19, 2009 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Pack up your car and take your items to the Hanover Park Municipal Complex at 2121 W. Lake Street in Hanover Park. All items are either recycled or donated to charity. As a thank you for participating, all cars will receive one free CFL bulb while supplies last.
Accepted items are:
- Bicycles in working, usable condition
- Personal documents for shredding. 3 boxes maximum. No businesses. Paper clips and staples okay.
- Motor oil and antifreeze
- Eye glasses, hearing aids and keys
- Scrap metal
- Large lead acid batteries from cars, sump pumps, SLAs and boats
- American flags
- Cell phones and ink-jet cartridges
- CFL bulbs
- Clean, usable clothing for children and adults
- Fire extinguishers
- Household office equipment and electronic items. (Computers, monitors, TVs, VCRs, stereos, microwave ovens, video game equipment, etc. ) All items in this category are recycled.
Unaccepted items are: Large appliances, air conditioners, water heaters, garbage disposals, propane tanks, compressed air tanks, smoke detectors, radioactive materials, ammunition, explosives, hazardous wastes, household batteries, paint, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, medical waste of any kind, business waste or regular garbage.
For further information and to volunteer, contact 630-550-5005.
Spring Valley Nature Sanctuary will be celebrating National Public Lands Day on Saturday, September 26 with a morning of native seed collecting in its restored prairies. All of the seed collected is dried, cleaned and eventually used to replant additional acres with native wildflowers and grasses in Schaumburg’s parks and nature preserves.
Participants will be able to learn ways in which people work with nature to heal the land and help restore rare plants and animals. All participants will receive a free packet of native wildflower seed to take home. This activity is free and open to all ages.
Collecting will be done from 9:00 to 1:00 with volunteers asked to meet at the Visitor’s Center. To RSVP call the Center at 847-985-2100. Their address is 1111 E. Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg, IL
