Recycling
Electronic Waste and Brush Recycling Programs
McHenry Township Road District Recycling Center
in the township employee parking lot at 3703 N. Richmond Road
2017 RECYCLING DATES
(on the third Saturday of the month April through November)
from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
April 15 May 20 June 17 July 15 August 19 October 21 November 18
**No recycling September 16, we are closed for Touch-A-Truck**
McHenry Township Road District personnel will be on hand to receive your brush and electronic scrap
Recycling drop-offs will not be accepted at any other time
The McHenry Township Road District's Recycling Program is for McHenry Township residential homeowners only, no out of state residents, residents of other townships, or commercial enterprises. You will be asked to show a photo 10 with your address at the recycling site. If the staff on duty, for whatever reason, feels the person requesting recycling is a contractor or lives out of the area, that person will be turned away. This program is funded by our residents and is for our residents.
For additional information call the McHenry Township Road District at 815-385-3076.
THINK GREEN! RECYCLE!
McHenry Township Road District Recycling Center
in the township employee parking lot at 3703 N. Richmond Road
2017 RECYCLING DATES
(on the third Saturday of the month April through November)
from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
April 15 May 20 June 17 July 15 August 19 October 21 November 18
**No recycling September 16, we are closed for Touch-A-Truck**
McHenry Township Road District personnel will be on hand to receive your brush and electronic scrap
Recycling drop-offs will not be accepted at any other time
The McHenry Township Road District's Recycling Program is for McHenry Township residential homeowners only, no out of state residents, residents of other townships, or commercial enterprises. You will be asked to show a photo 10 with your address at the recycling site. If the staff on duty, for whatever reason, feels the person requesting recycling is a contractor or lives out of the area, that person will be turned away. This program is funded by our residents and is for our residents.
For additional information call the McHenry Township Road District at 815-385-3076.
THINK GREEN! RECYCLE!
Electronics: The township has an accessible drop-off location which is intended to motivate residents to dispose of their used computers and electronics in an environmentally responsible manner. In 2016, we recycled a total of 18.10 tons of TVs/monitors, 5.11 tons of other recyclables and 1 ton of household batteries.
As of May 21, 2016, the township is now partnering with The Environmental Defenders of McHenry County for our recycling program. Acceptable items now include televisions, miscellaneous electronics, CFL bulbs, fluorescent tubes, VHS/cassette tapes, and CDs/DVDs.
Donations are suggested for particular items are listed below; all proceeds go to the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County to offset the cost of transportation, sorting and certified recycling.
Accepted at no charge:
- computer hard drives
- keyboards & mice
- printers/ink cartridges & scanners
- word processors & calculators
- VCRs & DVD players
- telephones & battery backups
- VHS/cassette tapes/CDs/DVDs
- miscellaneous electronics (most anything that plugs-in or runs on batteries)
- automotive batteries
- clean Styrofoam & Packing Peanuts
- eyeglasses (in cooperation with McHenry Lions Club)
- styrofoam
We will provide one semi-trailer every month to haul away most of the electronic recycling except for a few items. Once the trailer is full, the doors will be closed for that date and recycling will resume the next month.
As of May 21, 2016, the township is now partnering with The Environmental Defenders of McHenry County for our recycling program. Acceptable items now include televisions, miscellaneous electronics, CFL bulbs, fluorescent tubes, VHS/cassette tapes, and CDs/DVDs.
Donations are suggested for particular items are listed below; all proceeds go to the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County to offset the cost of transportation, sorting and certified recycling.
- Televisions & Monitors: .50 cents per pound or $40 maximum per unit
- Household Batteries: .50 cents per pound (car batteries are taken for free)
- CFL bulbs: .50 cents each
- Fluorescent tubes: .50 cents per 4ft bulb, $1.00 per 8ft bulb
Accepted at no charge:
- computer hard drives
- keyboards & mice
- printers/ink cartridges & scanners
- word processors & calculators
- VCRs & DVD players
- telephones & battery backups
- VHS/cassette tapes/CDs/DVDs
- miscellaneous electronics (most anything that plugs-in or runs on batteries)
- automotive batteries
- clean Styrofoam & Packing Peanuts
- eyeglasses (in cooperation with McHenry Lions Club)
- styrofoam
We will provide one semi-trailer every month to haul away most of the electronic recycling except for a few items. Once the trailer is full, the doors will be closed for that date and recycling will resume the next month.
Brush: We accept brush and tree limbs which Road District personnel put through the wood chipper to make usable wood chip mulch. Branches and twigs must be no larger than eight inches in diameter and ten feet in length. Grass clippings leaves, and rubbish will not be accepted.
Last year, we produced approximately 90-100 tons of wood chips. The Road District dumps truckloads of wood chips in the parking lot of the Township Park.
Wood chips are available at no cost to Township residents only (not for commercial enterprises). The chip pile is located in the southeast corner of McHenry Township Park Athletic Field parking lot just south of the FISH Food Pantry building at 3515 N. Richmond Road (behind the Moose Lodge). Please help yourself!
For additional information about McHenry Township Road District's Recycling Program call the McHenry Township Road District at 815-385-3076.
Pick up a copy of the McHenry County Green Guide Recycling Directory at McHenry Township Office, 3703 N. Richmond Road or download a copy of the 32-page directory here.
Pick up a copy of the McHenry County Green Guide Recycling Directory at McHenry Township Office, 3703 N. Richmond Road or download a copy of the 32-page directory here.
