Northbrook's Going Green


Welcome to Northbrook's Going "Green" Page

Here you'll find a variety of ideas and information about how easy it is to be green and how you can help to improve our environment. Within this section you will discover what Northbrook is doing and planning to be more Environmentally Friendly. Valuable information is just a click away!

How can you help? Recycle, Purchase Green, Conserve Energy and Educate our children!

NEW Northbrook shows pollution the door!- LED Exit Sign Program

Private Property Drainage S.O.P.

Northfield Township Recycling Program

ComEd Refrigerator Recycling

Uncle Sam Wants YOU to Save Energy

Rain Barrels

See current "Green" tips!

 

How "Green" Are You?
Take this Quiz to find out if you're a "Green" Citizen

Green Office Guide
A guide to help you buy and use environmentally friendly office equipment.

 

Northbrook Gives Green Light: CFL, Battery, Electronics Drop-Offs

As Northbrook continues to implement programs promoting environmental awareness, the Village will offer household electronics drop-off opportunities along with compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL) and household battery drop-off bins.

Electronics Recycling:

  • Northbrook offers drop-off opportunity for household electronics on the first Tuesday of every month.
  • The drop-off area will be located at the fleet maintenance garage behind the Village Hall, 1227 Cedar Lane, from 8:00am - 3:00pm.
  • CFLs and household batteries will also be accepted at this location on the first Tuesday of every month.
  • This service is exclusively for Northbrook residents (no drop-offs from nonresidential sources)
  • The material cannot be comingled with other materials such as solid waste, hazardous waste, landscape waste or other recyclable materials not intended for this collection.
  • For other recycling opportunities, click here.

CFL & Household Battery Recycling:

  • Drop-off bins will be located in the front lobby of the Northbrook Village Hall, 1225 Cedar Lane, 8:30am - 4:30pm (business hours), Monday through Friday.
  • The Northbrook Public Library, at 1201 Cedar Lane, will also provide a drop-off bin in the lobby for household batteries, only. The bin will be available during Library hours.
  • Please, no car batteries (these can be picked up with regular garbage).
  • These services are free and exclusively for Northbrook residents.

CFL Information:

  • CFLs are environmentally-friendly light bulbs that save energy.
  • CFLs produce the same amount of light as incandescent bulbs, have a significantly longer life and save more energy.
  • Though CFLs are more expensive than incandescent bulbs, the cost is regained in energy and replacement bulb savings.
  • There are many styles of CFLs available, including bulbs with dimming capabilities.
  • CFLs contain a trace amount of mercury in the bulbs so they need to be recycled properly.
  • It is advisable to use CFLs in places where they cannot be easily broken, such as out of the reach of children and pets. 

If you have any questions, please contact Dan Kaup at 847 272-5050, ext. 4228.  For questions regarding the disposal of other items, such as household hazardous waste or medicine, please see the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s webpage at http://www.epa.state.il.us

Remember to recycle your household batteries and CFLs at the Village Hall and your household electronics at the garage once a month.  Join Northbrook, and go green!


For information on the disposal of sharps, please visit www.safeneedledisposal.org

The City of Chicago will accept your mercury waste. You can drop it off at:

City of Chicago/EPA Environmental Collection Site
1150 Branch
(located off of Division between Elston and Halsted)

Hours
Tuesday 7 a.m. to 12 noon
Thursday 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
1st. Saturday of each month 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

(if a holiday falls on any days the facility will not be open)