HCW Appointment Availability - We are OPEN..however...

We are following the COVID guidelines and our staff hours are definitely limited – we do apologize for any delay in response. If you have visited the SWALCO website you may have experienced the "lack of appointment scenario" for our Gu...

Limited Hours and Staff - Thank you for your patience.

Our staff is limiting their in-office hours to help decrease the spread of acute respiratory illness and lower the impact of COVID-19. We will continue to communicate through our website and social media outlets.

Please feel free to email inquiries to info...

Preparing your Household Chemical Waste for Drop Off - TidBit

Please visit our "How to Prepare your HCW for Delivery" page - This will provide you with the information you need!

Thank you for your consideration.

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Our Gurnee Facility DOES NOT collect ELECTRONICS

There are (4) sites available in Lake County for residential electronics recycling. Please visit our Electronics page for more information.

NO LATEX PAINT, Please!

The IEPA states "At every collection, in every part of the state, paint is the most common material delivered by Illinois citizens. Today's latex (water-based) paint has a very low level of toxicity. Disposing of it at a household hazardous waste col...

Our Administrative Staff hours vs. HCW Drop-Off Events

All household chemical waste drop-off events at our Gurnee facility are by APPOINTMENT ONLY. 

We truly understand how frustrating it can be to “do the right thing” – it take extra time and effort (and even gas money) ...