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May 7th-13th is International Compost Awareness Week

May 7th-13th is International Compost Awareness Week

Champaign County Environmental Stewards is a member of the Illinois Food Scrap Compost Coalition (IFSCC).  IFSCC is promoting International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) from May 7 – 13. ICAW is the largest and most comprehensive education initiative of the global...

Recycling Paper and Books

Recycling Paper and Books

Illini Recycling – Public Recycling Center Recycling Center location: 420 Paul Avenue, in Champaign. Magazines, catalogues, newspapers, and office paper are the categories of paper product items accepted at the Recycling Center drop off location. Illini Recycling asks...

Take the CCES Glass Recycling Survey

Take the CCES Glass Recycling Survey

Take the CCES Glass Recycling Survey, now available online. Champaign County Environmental Stewards (CCES) seeks to improve glass recycling options that are available locally. Your survey responses are important as CCES continues to explore implementing a sustainable,...

About Collecting Glass for Recycling

About Collecting Glass for Recycling

Did you know …  Collected glass is heavy to transport. In east central Illinois, collected glass is very expensive to transport over the long distances necessary to reach glass processors for recycling.  A substantial portion of glass collected in our local...