CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING
For over 19 years, we have annually diverted more than 30,000 used Christmas Trees from our local landfills. As one of the community's most popular programs, the chipping of the old trees into valuable pine mulch which is free for home landscaping, returns the nutrients to the ground.
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
More than 90 programs and presentations were provided to over 2,200 area school children teaching them about proper environmental stewardship; making them the leaders of tomorrow with programs that meet the State of Illinois Standards for Education.
METALS & ELECTRONICS DRIVES
Almost 195,000 pounds of scrap metal was collected last year during the spring and fall Metals Drives. Over 418 volunteer hours were donated to sort washers and dryers for recycling. Over 100 refrigerators and freezers and 295 computer monitors were recycled.
CLOTHING DRIVES
During 2007, over 313,000 pounds of clothing and soft goods were collected and redistributed to needy families. Since the beginning of this program, we have diverted over 1.75 million pounds of clothing to reuse. This is another all volunteer driven program.
| Coca-Cola of Rockford | ||
| Hilander Stores | ||
| Grafcor Packaging | ||
| Manner Plating | ||
| National City Bank | ||
| SM Transportation | ||
| VIKING Chemical | ||
| Illinois Environmental Protection Agency |
RECYCLING CENTER
The only non-profit, volunteer staffed recycling center serving Northern Illinois, has been open every Saturday morning, since July 2000. More than 12 tons of recyclables are diverted every month from local landfills. This center provides vital recycling service to those without curbside pickup such as county residents and people living in condos and apartments.
GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP
Our cleanup projects involved 1,489 local volunteers taking pride in their community by cleaning up and beautifying their neighborhoods. This program makes Northern Illinois a clean, healthy and beautiful place to raise a happy family.
| Joseph Behr & Sons, Inc. | ||
| LaMonica Beverages | ||
| GTD of Illinois | ||
| Glad | ||
| Honda America | ||
| Pepsi Cola | ||
| Sam's Club | ||
| Scott's Miracle-Gro Co. | ||
| Georgia Pacific | ||
| Troy-Bilt | ||
| Wrigley | ||
| Waste Management | ||
| Winnebago County | ||
| City of Rockford |
MEDICATION COLLECTION DRIVE
This unique program was conducted on June 14, 2007 for the first time in Northern Illinois. With the cooperation of many community organizations, Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful was able to organize a first-of-its-kind program in this area to collect unused and unwanted medications from throughout the community and dispose of them properly and safely.
OSF/St. Anthony Medical Center Department of Pharmacy
Community Foundation of Northern Illinois
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department
Winnebago County Health Department
Aqua-Aerobic Systems, Inc
Panera Bread
WTVO Channel 17/Fox 39
Ringland-Johnson Construction
Port-A-John of Roscoe
Veolia Environmental Services
Rubloff Development