The Illinois EPA is offering a Household Hazardous Waste one-day collection event in cooperation with the Village of Orland Park and the Township of Orland on Sat, Oct 14 from 8am to 3pm. The event is FREE of charge and open to all Illinois residents. Registration is requested,

STOP by Plum Creek Nature Center and choose how your jack-o’-lantern will meet its demise — pounded to a pulp, rolled into a heap or dropped over a railing. It’s going to be a smashing good time! Work up an appetite smashing your pumpkin then enjoy roasting marshmallows.

The Village of New Lenox is offering their second Pumpkin Smash event on Sat, Nov 2, 2024 from 9am to Noon and everyone is welcome to attend. Bring a "clean" pumpkin, gourd or squash for some family fun.

Plainfield Township is offering their second Pumpkin Smash event on Sat, Nov 2, 2024 from 9am to Noon and everyone is welcome to attend. Bring a "clean" pumpkin, gourd or squash for some family fun. Participants will take turns tossing their jack-o-lanterns in the air and watching them smash into small pieces that will be taken to be composted, returning all those nutrients to the Earth.

Will County and Lewis University have partnered to offer the 8th annual Will County collection of pumpkins for recycling. From 9am to Noon on Saturday, Nov. 2, students, parents, and residents are encouraged to bring their pumpkins and gourds! Lewis Physics Club will be operating Catapults! The County's Environmental Educator will be offering composting info. The County is also offering Document Destruction service and Electronics recycling.

Celebrate America Recycles Day by improving recycling! Over the last few decades more items have become recyclable but many of them can't be placed in the curbside collection. The carts are emptied without a driver removing these items and people believe they are acceptable. We are asking you to talk with friends and neighbors about what actually is accepted with a flyer for reference!