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Read article: A story of recycling for rural Illinois
A story of recycling for rural Illinois
Some memories stick out. Around the second or third grade, my teacher wheeled the television cart into the classroom which to an eight-year-old was...
Read article: Eco-friendly uses for the Christmas tree
Eco-friendly uses for the Christmas tree
Shortly you will begin to see Christmas trees sitting by the curb, waiting for the assigned pick-up date to be collected and mulched. This is one way...
Recycle Your Real Christmas Tree
Read article: Recycling Your Real Christmas Tree
Recycling Your Real Christmas Tree
Are you wondering what to do with your fresh-cut Christmas tree now that Christmas is over? How about recycling it? If you have a landscape recycling...
Read article: Many ways to recycle the Christmas tree
Many ways to recycle the Christmas tree
I know you are already thinking, “Why is he talking about what to do with the holiday tree while presents are still under it?” Well, I may be rushing...

News Releases

Stephenson County Electronics Recycling Event
FREEPORT, Ill.— In partnership with the Stephenson County Health Department, University of Illinois Extension Office, and the City of Freeport, the annual electronics recycling event will be held on Saturday August 20, 2022 from 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. (or until trucks are full) in parking lot B...
Recycling becomes focus in McDonough County initiative
Every year in America, 22 million tons of household recyclables go to landfills, become litter, or pollute our waterways. McDonough County is not immune to this challenge, but a committee of concerned citizens is exploring ways to address this local concern. Recycling could conserve resources...
Electronics Recycling Event offered in Freeport
Electronics Recycling Collection Offered The Stephenson County Health Department, City of Freeport, and University of Illinois Extension have partnered to host an electronics recycling collection event on Saturday, August 21, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., in parking lot B at Highland Community...
Community participation needed in rural recycling survey
Rural recycling has always been a challenge across the United States, however the communities within McDonough County are resilient and always looking for ways to solve local issues. That is why the Macomb Women’s Club, a chapter of the General Federation of Women...