Kane County and the city of Geneva have partnered to provide household hazardous waste collection to Geneva residents, starting immediately.

Under the revitalized program, residents of Geneva can have household hazardous waste collected from their homes once per year, in order to dispose of paint products, pesticides, fertilizers, household chemicals, cleaners, auto fluids, batteries, fluorescent tubes and more. A full list of acceptable and unacceptable items can be found on the county’s recycling website at countyofkane.org/recycling.

Residents can schedule a collection by calling 866-373-8357 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, or by emailing curbside@usecology.com. Once an appointment has been scheduled, a 30-gallon bag and kit with labels and instructions will be mailed to the resident, and a phone call the day before the collection will remind residents to place the full bag on the porch or driveway for collection.

The program is for residential customers only, and no business materials will be collected.

Since 2000, the county program has provided service for the residents in the northern six townships that are farthest from the Naperville Hazardous Waste Facility, 156 Fort Hill Drive.

Mill Creek Special Service Area, which is under the purview of the county, was added to the program in 2012. Between late 2013 and mid-2016, the city of Geneva contracted independently for a home collection service to provide their residents with this highly convenient service for disposing of household hazardous waste in a responsible manner.

However, in late-2016, the city had to cancel the program because the vendor they had been working with was no longer providing that service. Partnering with the county has enabled them to re-initiate the program, Kane County Recycling Coordinator Jennifer Jarland said in a Monday news release.

“The city, the county, and the county’s new vendor, U.S. Ecology, are all excited to be able to offer this exceptional service to Geneva residents once again,” Jarland said.

SOURCE: Kane County Recycles news release