Ready for a Car Seat Upgrade?

Target: Recycle a car seat from 9/3-9/13 and receive a coupon to save on a new seat, stroller or select baby gear. Click this link to learn more about Target's Offer.

Walmart: Turn in a car seat your child has outgrown from 9/16-9/30 and receive a $30 gift...

One Day ONLY Special Electronics Recycling Event for Lake County BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS & GOVERNMENT

This one day special event will be held on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm at the Bannockburn Lakes NW Parking Lot located at 2333 Waukegan Road in Bannockburn. Recycling fees will be assessed for televisions and cathode ray tube moni...

Recycle-O-Rama in Round Lake Park

On September 28th, Round Lake Park, State Representative Sam Yingling and SWALCO are hosting another great recycling opportunity! Please see event flyer for details!

Community Recycling Event - Waukegan

On October 5th, a wonderful group of partners, including SWALCO, are hosting another great recycling opportunity! Please see event flyer for details!

Recycle-O-Rama in Riverwoods

On October 12th, Riverwoods and SWALCO are hosting another great recycling opportunity! Please see event flyer for details!

Dehumidifer Disposal Demystified!

Finally purchased a newer model only to be stumped about how to properly recycle the old one? We've got your solution.

Please visit: http://www.swalco.org/285/Dehumidifiers to provide options for disposal.

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Our Gurnee Facility DOES NOT collect ELECTRONICS

There are (4) sites available in Lake County for residential electronics recycling. Please visit our Electronics page for more information.

Preparing your Household Chemical Waste for Drop Off - TidBit

Please visit our "How to Prepare your HCW for Delivery" page - This will provide you with the information you need!

Thank you for your consideration.

NO LATEX PAINT, Please!

The IEPA states "At every collection, in every part of the state, paint is the most common material delivered by Illinois citizens. Today's latex (water-based) paint has a very low level of toxicity. Disposing of it at a household hazardous waste col...

Our Administrative Staff hours vs. HCW Drop-Off Events

All household chemical waste drop-off events at our Gurnee facility are by APPOINTMENT ONLY. 

We truly understand how frustrating it can be to “do the right thing” – it take extra time and effort (and even gas money) but the fact is our HCW progra...