Fall Household Recycling Event Planned For Sept. 19

LEMONT, IL — The Lemont Environmental Advisory Commission will hold its annual fall household hazardous waste collection and recycling event on Sept. 19.

The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Metra parking lots at 101 Main St. It is sponsored by LEAC and CITGO.

Types of items you can recycle at the event include: batteries, CFL and fluorescent light bulb collection, motor oil, glasses, hearing aids, cell phones, prescription medication, bikes, document shredding, and electronics. Most recycling is free, but there is a $20 fee for flat screen TVs and monitors and a $30 fee for CRT televisions and monitors, according to the event flyer.

Some unacceptable items include: latex paint, unknown materials, flares, gunpowder, explosives, smoke detectors, ammunition, fire extinguishers, radioactive wastes, gas cylinders, infectious waste, needles and epipens.

Find more details on acceptable items on the Village website.

There will also be a food collection for the Lemont food pantries, and a tree giveaway program.