• Request for Applications: DCEO's Food Scrap Composting Revitalization and Advancement Program (F-SCRAP) is now soliciting projects and will accept formal grant applications until January 13, 2012. *new*
• Download the Annual Excellence in Recycling Awards announcement (PDF) and the 2012 nomination form (doc file)
• View our new membership brochure (PDF)
• Click here for the 2011 Illinois Joint Conference sponsor weblinks, presentations and photos.
• Construction and Demolition Recycling Seminar Presentations
  
• Videos: Backyard Food Scrap Composting (You Tube or Windows Media File) and Setting up a School and Workplace Recycling Program (You Tube or Windows Media File)
• Best Operational Practices Manual (140 MB PDF)
• Download the Workplace Recycling Toolkit (11 MB PDF) and the Toolkit Presentation (2. MB PDF).
• Illinois Commodity/Waste
  Generation and Characterization Study (7 MB PDF)
• Recycling Economic Information Study (PDF)
• 2010 Recycling Economic Information Study Update for Illinois - Final Report (4.7MB PDF)
• Thank you to the sponsors of the Recycling Heroes Dinner.
• Calendar of Events
• A New Group Medical Benefit for IRA Members
• Job Postings
• Check out our You Tube videos
• E-Scrap Capacity Report (1.6MB PDF)
• Connection between Recycling and Climate Change (US EPA)
• 2010 Conference Presentations and Photos
• 2010 Excellence in Recycling Awards

The Recycling Heroes Awards

• Download the event program or view our thank you to our sponsors.

Virtual Tours and Free Downloadable Graphics!

The Illinois Recycling Association is pleased to be able to present “virtual tour” videos of various recycling facilities across Illinois. Another useful addition to the site is free, user-friendly recycling-related graphic art.

• Workplace Recycling Toolkit (11 MB PDF)
• Electronics
• Earth911.org
• Freecycle.org
• www.dellreconnect.com

See Membership Directory for list of Service Providers by Type and Category

We will be implementing a new online membership platform shortly. If you want to make a membership payment by credit card please call the IRA Office at 708-358-0050 or print out the downloadable form.

Community Recycling Coordinators: Create Your Profile and Upload Your Program Information Here

Are you ready to recycle?