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Household Chemical Waste Collection Event: Saturday, September 29

Household Chemical Waste (HCW) collections are conducted by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) and are available to all Illinois residents. 

The following one-day event is available for dispoal of HCW:

Saturday, September 29, 2012
8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Lake Forest - Municipal Services Center
800 North Field Drive

Materials ACCEPTED at the Household Chemical Waste Collection Event:

• Oil-Based Paint
• Solvents
• Old and Outdated Medicines and Pharmaceuticals
• Used Motor Oil
• Cleaning Products
• Household Batteries
• Antifreeze
• Lawn Chemicals
• Pool Chemicals
• Double-Bagged and Wetted Asbestos
• Fluorescent Lamp Bulbs
• Old Gasoline
• Herbicides
• Insecticides
• Pesticides
• Paint Thinners
• Drain Cleaners
• Aerosol Paints and Pesticides
• Hobby Chemicals
• Mercury

Materials NOT ACCEPTED at the Household Chemical Waste Collection Event:

• Business/Commercial Sector Wastes
• Explosives
• Fire Extinguishers
• Lead-Acid Batteries
• Latex Paint
• Agricultural Chemicals
• Fireworks
• Propane Tanks
• Smoke Detectors
• Medical Wastes
• Farm Machinery Oil
• Institutional Wastes
• Sharps, Needles and Potentially Infectious Medical Wastes