Author: Rena Anderson

Village Clean-Up Day, this Saturday, May 13th, beginning at 8:00AM through 1:00PM in the Village Hall parking lot located at 507 W Strong Street. The event is open to all Village of Tolono Residents only.

The Village will provide dumpsters for the community to use. Staff will be onsite Saturday to assist in placing waste materials into the dumpsters. Once the dumpsters are full, the event will end so please plan accordingly.

Be prepared to show a valid State ID to verify Village of Tolono residency. If you have any questions concerning specific items, please feel free to call (217-485-5212) or stop by Village Hall.

Illini Recycling will be dropping dumpsters throughout the week, May 8-12th to prepare for Saturday’s Clean-Up Day. Any items found in the dumpsters or on the ground prior to Saturday will be considered illegal dumping and is subject to a $500 fine. Security cameras monitor all areas of the lot.

Below is a list of items that will not be accepted during the Tolono Clean-Up Day event.

• Barrels – unless rinsed and/or empty with both ends cut off
• Cars, Trucks, Mobile Homes, Buses (no vehicles)
• Corrosive Waste
• Empty tanks – gas, oil, fuel, unless rinsed and/or empty and cut in half to be accepted
• Flammable Waste
• Hazardous Waste
• Fluorescent light tubes
• Liquids
• Medical Waste
• Paint
• Paint cans – must be empty to be accepted
• Radioactive waste
• Railroad ties
• Reactive Waste
• Septic Waste
• Sewage treatment plants solids
• Tires
• Used Oils – motor, hydraulic, mineral, cutting, etc.
• White Goods – refrigerators, washers, dryers, etc.
• Yard Waste, grass clippings, limbs or leaves, firewood or logs

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE (HHW) COLLECTION EVENT
Saturday, April 15, 2023, from 8:00AM-3:00PM
Champaign, IL – State Farm Center – SE Quad Parking Lot

This HHW collection event is open to ALL Illinois residents. It is sponsored by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) and co-sponsored by Champaign County, City of Champaign, City of Urbana, and Village of Savoy.

Residents MUST pre-register for this event!
The online registration is now open at hhwevent.simplybook.me.

To register online, click on “Book Now” and you will see all available 15-minute time slots for this collection event. Select an available time slot and then enter the required information. Upon providing the requested information, you will automatically receive a confirmation email and/or text.

Event organizers warn that latex paint, also referred to as water-based paint, will not be accepted at the IEPA-sponsored Household Hazardous Waste Collection. Latex paint is not considered a hazardous waste. The Champaign-Urbana Theatre Company may accept latex paint donations if the can is at least half full. Email the manager@cutc.org for more information. Household quantities of latex paint can be disposed of in the garbage if paint is completely solidified. To solidify latex paint:
• Remove paint can lid to add an absorbent (such as shredded paper, sand, kitty litter, or paint hardener) or pour the paint onto newspaper.
• Allow to completely dry in a well-ventilated outdoor area away from children, pets, and ignition sources. Once dry, dispose solidified paint and can in the regular household garbage.

Please review the list below regarding items accepted and not accepted at the upcoming IEPA-Sponsored One-Day Household Hazardous Waste Collection.

Acceptable Items to bring: oil-based paints, used motor oil, paint thinner, herbicides, insecticides, pesticides, old gasoline, pool chemicals, cleaning products, mercury, acids, household batteries, paint thinner, drain cleaners, lawn chemicals, solvents, antifreeze, hobby chemicals, aerosol paints & pesticides, fluorescent light bulbs, corrosives.

NOT Accepted: Latex-based paints, car/truck batteries, agricultural chemicals, business/commercial sector wastes, explosives/ammunition, fireworks, controlled substances, propane tanks, smoke detectors, farm machinery oil, fire extinguishers, biohazard wastes. NO AGRICULTURAL, BUSINESS, COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL WASTE ACCEPTED!

If you have questions about attending the Household Hazardous Waste Collection, or would like assistance in reserving a 15-minute appointment time, please notify your local recycling coordinator:

City of Champaign, 217-403-4780; City of Urbana, 217-384-2302; Champaign County, 217-384-3708.

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The Trick-Or-Treat Guidelines were established by proclamation in 2019 and will not change until there is a new proclamation, in which case it will be posted.

The online registration for the Fall Residential Electronics Collection Event opened Monday, September 12, 2022. The collection event will take place on Saturday, October 15, 2022, at Parkland College.

Registrants can reserve one of the available 15-minute time slots between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m. Immediately upon reserving a time, a confirmation email and/or text message will be sent. The resident will also receive a postcard in the U.S. Mail seven to ten days before the event which serves as their “ticket” into the event.

There will be a limit of four TVs per postcard (all types, models, and sizes of TVs, including CRT ‘tube’ TVs, will be accepted, working and non-working) and a total limit of seven items per postcard. Small items (cords, charges, mice, etc.) can be bundled or put into a small box and counted as one item.

The online registration will remain open until all 15-minute time slots are full. If you do not have internet access, contact the Champaign County Recycling Coordinator at 217-384-3708.

Residential Electronics Collection Information Sheet

CommUNITY Survey – The Oaks Residents

Click on the link above to complete the 12 question survey.

Thank you for participating in this survey. More than one person in the household may complete this survey. The more information we gather, the better the opportunity we’ll have to receive Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program (ITEP) Grant approval for a bike/walk path along Route 45 from The Oaks to Savoy along RT45. Please share with your friends and neighbors.

A paper copy is being sent to all residents in The Oaks for those that may not have access to the internet so they may participate as well.