Partners

• CHaRM (Center for Hard to Recycle Materials)
• Helping Hands
• Cook County Sheriff
• EcoShip
• Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA)
• Little Bits
• Metropolitan Mayors Caucus / Feed the Loop
• Midway Movers
• Right Bin Right Now
• SCARCE
• TerraCycle
• WasteNot
• Working Bikes

Schedule of Events

• 9 am to 12 pm (Collection): Making spring leaning more sustainable! Our event partners will be collecting electronics, prescription drugs, books, musical instruments, bikes, clothing and more. Attendees must pre-register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/trash-bash-tickets-1988568126798
• 9:30 am to 11:30 am (Stewardship): Put your muscles to work while helping restore habitats by removing invasive plants. Equipment provided. Register by visiting https://volunteer-fpdcc.givepulse.com/group/1001534-ecological-stewardship
• 12 pm to 2 pm (Imagination Station): Join in on creative use at an Imagination Station. This re-use popup workshop led by artists will have your creativity going wild! Presented by Creative Chicago Reuse Exchange.

Accepted Items by Partner

CHaRM

• • Glass
  • Plastic bottles
  • Cardboard
  • Hard drive shredding (offsite; Certificate of Data Destruction available upon request)
  • Polystyrene (hard-packed, not flexible, and clean)
  • Textiles
  • E-waste

Helping Hands

• • Items: Clothing, shoes, household items, toys, and accessories.
  • Accepted Details: Blouses, coats, dresses, hats, jackets, jeans, bedspreads, drapes, sheets, sofa covers, towels, backpacks, belts, pants, scarves, shirts, socks, suits, sweaters, swimsuits, ties, tops, formal wear, undergarments, and all baby/infant clothing.
  • Household & Misc: Washcloths, blankets, curtains, quilts, toys (plastic, plush, and stuffed), gloves, handbags, costume jewelry, sleeping bags, shower curtains, pillows, baskets, wallets, purses, and tote bags.
  • Not Accepted: Mattresses; nothing wet or moldy.

Cook County Sheriff

• • Unwanted/expired prescription pills
  • Cables, cell phones, and telephone devices
  • Computers, laptops, and hardware (motherboards, monitors, etc.)
  • Calculators, printers, fax machines, and game systems
  • Stereos, toasters, and blenders
  • Toner cartridges, UPS batteries, and car batteries
  • Televisions (Limit: 1 per household)
  • Offering off-site shredding

EcoShip

• • Shipping Materials: Bubble/padded mailers, air pillows, foam sheets, poly bags, honeycomb wrap, and shrink/stretch wrap.
  • Packing Fill: Crinkle-cut shred, corrugated bubble wrap, packing peanuts, packing paper, bubble wrap, tissue paper, and liners.
  • Misc: Insulated thermal bags, jewelry boxes, organza jewelry bags, unused plastic utensils.
  • Retail: Reusable bags, paper grocery bags.
  • Full List/Pictures: Accepted Items

Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA)

• • Herbicide Containers: High-density polyethylene (HDPE).
  • Requirements: Must be triple-rinsed, dry, and residue-free. Remove all caps and stickers. All sizes up to 55-gallon capacity accepted.

Midway Movers (Off-Site Document Destruction)

• • Paper documents

SCARCE

• • Books and records
  • Keys and holiday lights
  • Bread tags and crayons
  • Hearing aids and eyeglasses
  • Brita: Pitchers and filters (Brita brand only).
  • Instruments: Musical instruments.
  • Ink: Inkjet cartridges (Home printer only; no toner).

TerraCycle

• • Plastic & Packaging: Clean plastic bags, flexible packaging, non-woven shopping bags, plastic grocery bags, cereal bags, shrink wrap, bubble wrap, and air cushions.
  • Lightbulbs: Intact LEDs, Straight CFL, HID, and U-Bend lamps. (No broken bulbs!)
  • Office Supplies: Binder clips, fasteners, binders, card filers, correction supplies, desk organizers, label backing, markers, paper cutters, and paperclips.
  • Batteries: Dry cell batteries (Alkaline, nickel-cadmium, lithium, lithium-ion, nickel-metal hydride, iron, zinc-carbon, and silver).
  • Auto: Tire Pressure Monitor Systems (TPMS).

Working Bikes

• • Adult bikes (in repairable condition)
  • Gently used children’s bikes
  • Bike parts, tools, and accessories