Residential Household Hazardous Waste Collection

In partnership with the Illinois EPA, Macon County Environmental Management will be hosting a Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection event on Saturday, September 21, 2024. This event is open to ALL Illinois residents. The event will be from 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at Progress City, next to Richland Community College in Decatur. Residents MUST register in advance for a drop off time. Registration can be done online by clicking the link below or by calling our office at 217-425-4505. Registration will be open on Monday, July 22 and will close at 12:00 p.m. September 20.

On the day of the event, unregistered parties or anyone who misses their registered time slot will be sent to an over flow lot until there is an available time with no registered parties. There is no guarantee unregistered parties will be able to dispose of their items.

Download and print the flyer for this event.

Online registration is closed. Please call our office at 217-425-4505 for remaining time slot availability.

• This event is NOT open to businesses, institutions, and not-for-profit organizations.
• Latex paint or Electronics will NOT be accepted at this event. These two items will be sent back with the residents if brought to the collection.
• While there is no limit on the amount of items brought to the collection, the time slots are limited to one (1) vehicle per registration.

In order to keep the collection running smoothly and of course safely, we ask the following:

• ALL participants MUST stay in their vehicles at all times.
• At the collection point, designated staff will unload the HHW items from the resident’s vehicle. It is suggested that items be placed in the trunk of vehicle or the bed of a truck for easier access and removal.
• If an items label cannot be read, please relabel and/or place in new container and label.
• Please make sure your items are in container you are willing to part with we cannot ensure that containers will be returned. Gas and Oil containers can be return upon request.