Lake Zurich partners with the Solid Waste Agency of Lake County (SWALCO) to provide a variety of recycling programs, including:
Clothing & textile recycling
Shoe recycling
Residential electronics recycling
Pharmaceutical collection
Chemical waste disposal options
Styrofoam collection
Styrofoam Recycling Continues In 2022
The Village of Lake Zurich's styrofoam recycling pilot program last year was a success and we have already collected six semi-trailers full of foam that has been diverted from the landfills. The dropped off styrofoam is melted down and turned into new products at a facility in the western Chicago suburbs.
Collection is in the parking lot of the American Legion, 50 Lions Drive, on Tuesday from Noon to 2 pm and Friday from 9 am to 11 am.
We do not accept grocery/plastic bags, only styrofoam.
Styrofoam Recycling
Where: American Legion Hall Parking Lot
When: Tuesdays: Noon - 2 pm, Fridays 9 - 11 am
Also open the second Saturday of each month from 10 am to noon all summer on May 14, June 11, July 9, August 13, and September 10.