Recycling

Kane County is piloting a new free recycling program that accepts obsolete media items.

New Year, New Free Recycling Pilot: Obsolete Media

​Kane County is piloting a new recycling program that accepts obsolete...
There are many ideas for greening your holiday gift wrap.

That's a Wrap! Some Tips for Greening Your Gift Wrap

​​Kane County Recycling Coordinator, Clair Ryan shares some tips and t...
How to recycle a campaign sign

Kane County to Host Free Campaign Sign Recycling

What happens to all those political signs after the election...
Kane County's recycling event in St. Charles on October 8.

Kane County Announces New Seasonal Schedule for Aurora's Saturday Recycling; Two Special Recycling Events in November

​More than 2,400 Kane County residents attended countywide recycling e...
Kane County donated 1,031 pounds of produce to the Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry in its first growing season.

Kane County Government Garden Sprouts 1,000+ Pounds in Donations

​The inaugural season of the Kane County Government Center volunteer g...
The Kane County tour group poses in front of several tons of baled aluminum.

Kane County Board Members Witness Recycling in Action

Recently, members of the Energy and Environmental Committee and staff ...
Kane County's final free confidential document shredding event of the year will be held on Saturday, October 8 in St. Charles.

Kane County Hosting Last Free Confidential Document Shredding of 2022

Kane County's Recycling Program is hosting a free confidential documen...
Several mobile apps are helping to reduce hunger and food waste in Kane County, providing residents with deep discounts at restaurants and grocery stores.

Kane County Restaurants and Supermarkets Using Mobile Apps to Reduce Hunger and Food Waste

​It seems wrong that so much edible food is landfilled (about 3...
Floodplain Awareness Week

2022 Kane County Virtual Floodplain Awareness Open House

Kane County Department of Environmental and Water Resources invites yo...
Collection of household hazardous waste is suspended at the Naperville location.

Collection of Household Hazardous Waste Suspended at Naperville Drop-off

​In Kane County, we are relatively close to a permanent IEPA-sponsored...
Kane County's 2022 Annual Recycling Extravaganza collected 26.6 tons of material- equal to two large school buses!

Twenty-Six Tons Recycled + Shredding This Saturday

​The numbers from Kane County's 2022 Annual Recycling Extravaganza are...
Kane County staff volunteers maintain the onsite garden, which has yielded 251 pounds of produce so far this year for the Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry.

Kane County Garden A Bounty of Goodwill

​​So far this year, 251 pounds of vegetables and herbs have been donat...