Lou Marchi Total Recycling Institute
2009 Green Guide
Recycling Directory for McHenry County PDF 5 MB*
The Institute publishes the Official McHenry County Green Guide, a combination of the former Recycling Directory for McHenry County and the McHenry County Business Recycling Guide. It also provides education on related solid waste topics.
We would like to thank our 2009 Green Guide Sponsors!
The Lou Marchi Total Recycling Institute Advisory Committee meets regularly to guide the work of the Institute.
Recycle…
- Athletic shoes
- Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFLs)
- Household Hazardous Waste
- Refrigerators and freezers
- Good Stuff - Freecycling is a national movement to reduce garbage going into landfills and give new life to good used stuff. The site lists items people offer locally for free. Become a member at www.freecycle.org
Read More
- Recycling Roundup, monthly column from the Northwest Herald Lifestyle section that examines recycling and conservation topics
- For county-wide solid waste planning and related ordinances, call (815) 334-4585 or visit the McHenry County Department of Health online.
Do More
- Start a Business Recycling Program
- How to PDF
- Recycling Equipment Companies PDF
- Recycling Container Directory PDF 3 MB
- Environmental Fundraising Ideas PDF
- IDCEO (Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity – Bureau of Energy and Recycling) – Information on state recycling grants for businesses and organizations, and educational resources for the public and teachers
- Donate to the LMTRI online through the Friends of MCC Foundation web site.
About Lou and Margaret Marchi
Lou and Margaret Marchi (deceased), community leaders in local environmental issues, set up an endowment at McHenry County College in 1994. Funds generated from the endowment were used to create an Institute at the College to promote recycling in the county as an alternative waste disposal solution. Lou’s vision was for the Institute to provide programming that would promote reducing, reusing and recycling in an effort to reach the goal of zero waste.
*Call (815) 479-7817 for a text-only PDF of the Green Guide.
11/9/09