Cleanaircounts.org
Clean Air Counts is a northeastern Illinois regional public/private initiative to reduce ozone-causing emissions in order to improve regional air quality. It is a collaborative effort between the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, the United States EPA, the Illinois EPA and now the Village of Palos Park.

Earth 911
1-800-Cleanup
http://illinois.earth911.org/
http://www.earth911.org/

Energy Star
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=home.index

The Freecycle Network
http://www.freecycle.org/
The Freecycle Network™ is made up of 4,167 groups with 4,081,000 members across the globe. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. All for the sake of keeping stuff out of landfills.

Illinois Recycle Association
http://www.illinoisrecycles.org/
The Illinois Recycling Association is the only collective voice for recycling on critical waste management issues facing this state. We represent your interests at the state level.

Recycle 4 Charity
http://www.recycle4charity.com/
Businesses, Organizations, and household users alike are donating their old cell phones, empty used laser toner and inkjet printer cartridges, new unopened surplus imaging supplies (ink-toner-developer-drums-fuser oil-staples etc..) for copiers and printers to participating beneficiaries of their choice. Whether the beneficiary is a school, church, or non-profit organization, these empty cartridges and wireless phones are providing relief and necessary support.

Recycler's World
http://www.recycle.net/

Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County
www.swancc.org
The Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC) is a unit of local government and a non-profit corporation. Twenty-three towns in northern Cook County joined together to form SWANCC in 1988. SWANCC developed a long-term plan to manage the region’s garbage that was adopted by its Board of Directors in 1991. Since then, SWANCC has been at work implementing this balanced and environmentally safe solution to the region’s garbage challenges.

Swaporamarama
www.Swaporamarama.org

Throw Place
www.throwplace.com
Give away goods to others. Everything listed on Throwplace is FREE.

West Cook County Solid Waste Agency
http://www.westcook.org/wccswa/index.asp

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