Recycling & Environmental Education – Christian County Illinois

Composting Presentation Request Form

Recycling Presentation Request Form

Illinois Recycling Legislation

Senate Bill 2960 – Small single-use Plastic Bottle Act Passed August 9, 2024, effective January 1, 2025.

Hotels with 50 or more rooms starting July 1, 2025 are prohibited from offering small single-use plastic bottles of personal care products in guest rooms or public bathrooms.
Hotels with 50 or fewer rooms starting January 1, 2026 must comply with the same regulations.
Exceptions: Hotels may provide personal care products upon request, but not within guest rooms or public bathrooms.

Recycling Stats 2024

Recycling Assistant - Informational

County Office & School Recycling

Funding for County office and School recycling is provided through our office.

Curbside Recycling

Private Hauler Cleeton Sanitation provides curbside recycling services in Christian County.

Electronic Recycling
PaintCare Program

Christian County Solid Waste is contracted with BLH Computers located at 123 West Main Cross on the Taylorville Square for County-Wide Electronics Recycling Services. Covered Electronics can be delivered at no cost. Number of video display devices dropped off per household is limited to three per calendar year. Entities looking to drop off more than 3 televisions or 12 total items can be determined to be a business and will need to pay for transport of said devices to the BLH Springfield location or personally deliver said items to that location for recycling.

PaintCare Program

Anticipated to commence in 2025, Residents and businesses will have access to numerous drop-off locations at no additional cost, as the programs funding is incorporated into the price of new paint.