Go Green Glenview
Learn more about green initiatives sponsored by the Village of Glenview, area partners and local businesses.
A-Z Recycling Roundup
Wondering where to recycle that old American flag or your unused batteries? How about old shoes, eyeglasses, paints or metals? Visit the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook Country's Reuse and Recycle Directory.
Safe Medication/Sharps Disposal
It is important to recycle unwanted and unused medication properly. The Village of Glenview offers options to safely dispose of medications and sharps.
Bring unused and expired prescription and pharmaceutical drugs to the Glenview Police Department lobby, 2500 East Lake Avenue (east side entrance) for safe, anonymous disposal -- free of charge 24/7. The collection receptacle is offered as part of the Cook County Sheriff's Department Prescription Drug Take-Back Program. No sharps accepted.
OTHER OPTIONS
- Drop-off locations for sharps and needle disposal in Glenview and surrounding areas can be found on the Safe Needles Disposal website.
- Learn about Walgreens safe medication disposal programs
- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration offers information on its "Where and How to Dispose of Unused Medicines"
- VIDEO: "How to Manage Medications and Sharps"
Electronics Recycling
Illinois became the 16th state to adopt an electronics recycling law known as the Electronics Products Recycling and Reuse Act (SB2313) in September 2009.
This legislation initially banned televisions and monitors from entering Illinois landfills effective Jan. 1, 2012. Then, legislation was passed amending the Illinois Product Recycling and Reuse Act to expand the number of electronic products banned from Illinois landfills from four to 17. As of 2019, the list of banned items was amended to include:
- Televisions
- Monitors
- Printers
- Computers (including tablet computers)
- Electronic keyboards
- Facsimile machines
- Videocassette recorders
- Portable digital music players
- Digital video disc players
- Video game consoles
- Small scale servers
- Scanners
- Electronic mouse
- Digital converter boxes
- Cable receivers
- Satellite receivers
- Digital video disc recorders
Obsolete toxic electronic products are the fastest growing component of landfill waste. Discarded electronic products contain toxic materials such as lead, mercury, arsenic, cadmium, beryllium and other toxic materials that pollute the soil and may leach into ground water, posing a risk to human health and the environment. Obsolete electronic products contain valuable materials that can be recycled for reuse such as copper, gold and circuit chips – just to name a few of the reusable materials. The reuse of these products conserves energy and natural resources.
Abt and Best Buy offer electronics recycling programs during business hours.
Northfield Township Recycling Program
Additional Green Resources
First Friday Sharps Recycling
First Friday sharps recycling runs from 8 a.m. to noon on the first Friday of each month in the Village Hall lobby at 2500 E. Lake Avenue. When the weather warms up, the event will move outdoors to the Village Hall parking lot.
Prescription and over-the-counter drugs are no longer accepted at First Friday events. Medications can be safely disposed of in the 24/7 dropbox at the Glenview Police Department or at most Walgreens and CVS locations.
In addition to sharps, the Village will continue to collect American flags, hearing aids, shoes, eyeglasses, ink cartridges, light bulbs and cell phones as part of its First Friday collection.
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