Styrofoam recycling

Posted On December 4, 2024
In Low Impact Living | Recycle
Every year after the holidays, Go Green Wilmette and the Village of Wilmette hold a Styrofoam recycling event, to keep holiday packaging out of our landfills.  Check our calendar for dates.
The Styrofoam will be taken to Abt Electronics to be melted into a material that can be reused. Thanks to UMF/Perfect Clean Corporation for the use of their van for transporting the materials.
Remember:
  • Styrofoam is not collected in Wilmette’s curbside program
  • White Styrofoam only
  • No peanuts
  • No food containers

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New LED lights use a fraction of the energy of older holiday lights. Upgrade to energy-efficient lights this year and drop off old or broken lights at the Village’s Public Works facility for recycling. The Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC) and its member communities are offering a Holiday Light Recycling Program, free of charge, for all SWANCC area residents.
  • Where: Wilmette Public Works, 711 Laramie Ave.
  • When: 24-hour drop-off outside in the front parking lot through Jan. 31
  • Contact: (847) 853-7500