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Register Now to Attend the Residential Electronics Collection on Saturday, October 11, 2025
Online registration now open….
Register now to attend the One-Day Household Hazardous Waste Collection on August 9
Attention residents: Online registration for the next One-Day IEPA-Sponsored Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event is now open. The event is open to ALL Illinois residents and takes place on Saturday, August 9, 2025 in Champaign. Click HERE to access online registration and select one of the available 15-minute time slots between 8am & 3pm. You will automatically receive a confirmation email and/or text after you complete the booking request.
Residential Tire Collection continues Saturday Morning, August 2
The CCES Residential Tire Collection event continues through this Saturday August 2, at noon. Champaign County residents are invited to bring up to 10 tires that meet the size criteria for tires to be accepted at two designated drop-off sites--one in Urbana and one in...
Pumpkin Smash Event on Saturday Nov 2
Again this year, CCES & the Landscape Recycling Center (LRC) are hosting a Pumpkin Smash (pumpkin composting collection) on Saturday Nov. 2 from 11 AM to 3 PM, at the LRC located at 1210 E. University Avenue in Urbana. If you don't have a backyard compost pile & want...
E-Guide for Residents of Champaign County, IL
The EGuide for Residents of Champaign County describes local options available to residents to recycle or reuse unwanted electronics items, including televisions. REC Champaign County Residents EGuide
May 31 ‘Waste Not’ presenters embody sustainability in action
We’re excited to announce our lineup for the May 31 event at Gallery Art Bar in Urbana. Tickets are only $10. The dynamic “Waste Not: A PechaKucha sustainability event” presenters include (in alphabetical order): Kim Curtis, fine artist and teaching faculty in the...
Join CCES and Gallery Art Bar for ‘Waste Not’
You're invited! Join us, with partner Gallery Art Bar, for "Waste Not." This *new* event unites people and organizations passionate about action-oriented sustainability. PechaKucha participant list and other details coming soon! Tickets only $10:...
Pumpkin Smash Event
May 7th-13th is International Compost Awareness Week
Champaign County Environmental Stewards is a member of the Illinois Food Scrap Compost Coalition (IFSCC). IFSCC is promoting International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) from May 7 – 13. ICAW is the largest and most comprehensive education initiative of the global...
Recycling Paper and Books
Illini Recycling – Public Recycling Center Recycling Center location: 420 Paul Avenue, in Champaign. Magazines, catalogues, newspapers, and office paper are the categories of paper product items accepted at the Recycling Center drop off location. Illini Recycling asks...