CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING

For over 24 years, we have annually diverted more than 36,000 used Christmas Trees from our local landfills. As one of the community’s most popular programs, the chipping of the old trees into valuable pine mulch which is free for home landscaping, returns the nutrients to the ground.

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

More than 90 programs and presentations were provided to over 2,200 area school children teaching them about proper environmental stewardship; making them the leaders of tomorrow with programs that meet the State of Illinois Standards for Education.

METALS & ELECTRONICS DRIVES

Over 221,000 pounds of scrap metal was collected last year during the spring and fall Metals Drives bringing our total to well almost 1.5 Million pounds of metals recycled. Over 570 volunteer hours were donated to sort washers and dryers for recycling. Almost 50 refrigerators and freezers and hundreds of computer monitors were recycled.

CLOTHING DRIVES

During 2011, over 293,000 pounds of clothing and soft goods were collected and redistributed to needy families. Since the beginning of this program, we have diverted over 3 million pounds of clothing to reuse. This is another all volunteer driven program.

RECYCLING CENTER

The only non-profit, volunteer staffed recycling center serving Northern Illinois, has been open every Saturday morning, since July 2000. More than 22 tons of recyclables are diverted every month from local landfills. This center provides vital recycling service to those without curbside pickup such as county residents and people living in condos and apartments.

GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP

Our 2012 cleanup projects involved 4,812 hours of volunteer time given by over 1,200 llocal volunteers taking pride in their community by cleaning up and beautifying their neighborhoods. This program makes Northern Illinois a clean, healthy and beautiful place to raise a happy family.

MEDICATION COLLECTION DRIVE

This unique program was conducted on June 14, 2008 for the first time in Northern Illinois. With the cooperation of many community organizations, Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful was able to organize a first-of-its-kind program in this area to collect unused and unwanted medications from throughout the community and dispose of them properly and safely.

EARTH DAY AWARD’S LUNCHEON

This program is designed to recognize the contributions made by many different sections of our Stateline community.  Annually we recognize the Outstanding Corporate Friend of the Environment, the Outstanding Individual Friend of the Environment and the Hutchcroft Environmental Youth Award.  Guest speakers for this event are people who are widely recognized for the contributions to society and the Environment.  The 2012 Guest Speaker was retired Astronaut Mark C. Lee, a veteran of four space flights and noted environmentalist.

Last Update:  05/20/2013