Recycling In Montgomery County
Because future generations deserve a chance at the high quality of life we now enjoy, Montgomery County Board directed several years ago that a recycling program be implemented. In Montgomery County we recycle: - -- to recover usable materials which will lessen the need to cut more trees and mine more materials.
-- to conserve energy. Recycled materials require much less energy to process and re-use than their raw material counterparts.-- to reduce the waste stream by reusing these materials rather than "wasting" them by landfilling.- -- What We Recycle -- Where And When We Recycle
- -- Reduce & Reuse Tips and Other Reasons To Recycle
- -- Recycle Trivia, Or, Some Very Interesting Facts
Montgomery County Recycling also encourages commercial and institutional paper and cardboard recycling programs in cooperation with local waste haulers. See Commercial/Institutional Recycling for details. Montgomery County's Coordinated Services director oversees the program. Coordinator is Chris Daniels and her office is on the ground floor, Historic Courthouse. Phone (217) 532-9577. In addition to her supervisory responsibilities, Ms. Daniels is anxious to meet with any group, especially school students, to talk about the importance of recycling and the county's recycling efforts. Supervisor of the Recycling Centers is Tim Ondrey. His phone is (217) 532-2088.
What we recycle
Cardboard
Most packaging cardboard is acceptable. We cannot take waxed cardboard.Newspapers
Papers should be dry and can be tied with a string or put in paper grocery bags.Magazines & Catalogs
We also accept phone books in season (Feb.-March).Office Paper
This includes computer paper, copy paper, notebook paper, file folders, etc.Aluminum Cans
Be sure they are rinsed and, if possible, flatten them.Steel Cans
It's especially important that all steel cans be clean before they are brought to the recycling center.Plastics - Rinsed Clean!
-- #1 - Soda bottles, juice bottles, NO LIDS -- #2 - Milk jugs & other translucent drink containers, detergent, shampoo, etc. NO LIDSNOTE: We do not accept or recycle the following:Oil or antifreeze bottles, drink cups, butter dishes, plastic bags or styrofoam. BACK TO TOP OF PAGE<<< Back to Coordinator's Page > > > > Home > > > >
Where and when we recycle
There are residential drop-off facilities in six county communities.-- Hillsboro: In Industrial Park, third building on drive, 1/2 mile from housing authority or 1 mile north of Rt. 16 (School St.) via Industrial Park Dr. Near Hillsboro Sports Complex. Open daily, 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. This is also the location of the recycling services office.-- Litchfield: Corner of S. Illinois and Ryder, next to city compost drop-off station, near city shed. Open daily 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.-- Witt: Drop off trailer near City Shed building. Open 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. daily.-- Raymond: Building behind the Public Library. Open first and third Saturdays from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m.-- Nokomis: At City Complex on Route 16. Open second Saturday of month from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m.-- Farmersville: On Town Square. Open second Saturday of month from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. Please place materials in properly marked containers at each site! NOTE: There are no containers for regular trash.
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Reduce & Reuse Tips and Other Reasons to Recycle
Recycling, alone, will not ease the reducing landfill space. It is generally reported that even a recycling rate of 35% will only maintain a "status quo" with waste generated due to population growth. The EPA defines it as reducing at the source the amount of material we produce as a society that eventually gets discarded as garbage. Reducing is the first step in waste management and the most important. Rather than looking for ways to recycle all our waste, it's much more efficient - and a lot cheaper - to reduce our waste at the source. If you don't make garbage, you don't have to figure out how to deal with it! We'll always produce some waste that will require disposal. But the amount can decrease significantly if we remember the 3Rs -Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. First, reduce the amount of waste you generate; for example, bring your own shopping bags to the store and buy minimally packaged articles. Then, reuse what you can; perhaps you could buy milk in glass bottles and return them to the store. Finally, recycle whatever materials that are accepted by your hauler. Here are some general, common sense-type tips. If you have any tips of your own, please let us know. By simply considering certain things before making purchases, will greatly reduce the number of items which will need to be disposed.-- Avoid purchasing disposable goods such as paper towels and disposable razors -- Buy in bulk when possible and use your own container -- Buy products made with minimal or recyclable packaging -- Buy products packaged in materials which are recyclable, such as eggs in cardboard cartons, versus polystyrene cartons;ketchup in glass bottles, not squeezable containers -- Avoid plastic packaging which cannot be recycled -- Use concentrated products such as powdered detergent rather than liquids in plastic bottles -- Buy products made with recycled materials -- Bring your own bags to the store -- Carry a reusable mug -- Use the library -- Make double-sided copies -- Use one-sided paper for scratch paper and note pads -- Use rechargeable batteries -- Use long-life fluorescent light bulbs -- Voice your product packaging preferences to store managers nd business owners -- Rethink, "Do I really need this item?" -- Consider a new product's expected durability and ease of repair in addition to its purchase price when you are shopping -- Leave the grass clippings on the lawn
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Recycling Trivia, Or, "Did You Know That . . . ."
-- the average person in the United States produces about 6.5 pounds of trash every day? -- at the rate Americans are generating garbage, 500 new landfills will be needed every year? -- in 1991, the Great Wall of China became the second largest man-made structure in the world? The largest is the Fresh Kills Landfill serving New York City. It is now the highest point on the east coast.-- one third of the paper mills in the United States use recycled waste paper exclusively? -- every three months, Americans throw away enough aluminum to rebuild the nation's commercial air fleet? -- if you throw away two aluminum cans, you waste more energy than is used daily by each of a billion citizens in poorer countries? -- the energy saved from one recycled aluminum can will operate a television for threehours? -- it takes 95% less energy to make aluminum from recycled scrap than from virgin materials? -- making new paper from recycled paper requires 30-50% less energy than making paper from trees and it reduces contributions to air pollution by 95%? -- every ton of recycled office paper saves approximately 380 gallons of oil? -- if Americans recycled just one-tenth of their newspapers we would save 25 million trees a year?-- the energy saved from recycling one glass bottle will light a 100-watt light bulb for four hours? -- how long it takes the following to degrade? A banana peel? 3-4 weeks A paper bag? 1 month A cotton rag? 5 months A piece of wood? 10-15 years A leather shoe? 40-50 years A tin can? 80-100 years An aluminum can? 200-500 years Disposable diapers? 500-600 years A plastic jug? 1 million years P.S. Did you know that Americans throw away 2.5 million plastic bottles every hour?! Glass bottle? unknown Styrofoam, like a "clam shell" sandwich container?
It will last forever.-- Recycle------it makes sense!
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Commercial & Institutional Paper and Cardboard Recycling
Montgomery County Recycling is anxious to work with businesses and institutions to recycle paper and cardboard, as well as acceptable plastic. Contact the Coordinated Services office, 532-9577, or Recycling Centers Supervisor, 532-2088, for more information.-- Office Paper - Government offices, banks, schools and other generators of various paper grades participate in weekly collection by staff from the county recycling program. Containers are provided and collected materials are baled for shipment to end markets. We can design a program for handling documents to guarantee confidential destruction when necessary.-- Corrugated Cardboard - Commercial haulers in the county in cooperation with the county recycling program divert cardboard boxes from businesses around the county. To participate in cardboard recycling, talk to your hauler. For information on all of our commercial programs, contact the Montgomery County Waste Management Office, 532-2088.-- Plastics - Rinsed Clean - Please remove all lids. We recycle soda and juice bottles, milk jugs and other similar drink containers, detergent and shampoo containers, etc. Give us a call.
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Suggested Links:
Recycle City A fun, interactive way to learn about the three R's: reduce, reuse, and recycle.Earth Day Network Many ideas for children and adults to participate in making our world a cleaner, better place.Illinois Recycling Association The Illinois Recycling Association's mission is to encourage the responsible use of resources by promoting Waste reduction, Re-Use, and Recycling.America Recycles Day - Nov. 15 To provide incentive to communities, large and small, to promote America Recycles Day to their community and reward communities for best America Recycles Day event(s) with an awards programs sponsored by Waste Management. BACK TO TOP OF PAGE<<<
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The office of County Coordinator Chris Daniels is located on the ground floor (northwest corner) of the Historic Courthouse. Her phone number is (217) 532-9577 and the fax number is (217) 532-9585. Mailing address is: P.O. Box 122, Hillsboro, IL 62049.
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