Macon County has various recycling options. Please refer residents to county’s website: http://www.co.macon.il.us/ and click “departments” and “Environmental Management” for current information on recycling specifics.
You may also call the County Environmental Management department at 217-425-6597
No. At this point the curbside program is only offered to single family households or multi-family dwellings of up to 6 units. You can, however contact a local commercial recycling service for more options.
No, but you do not have to sort your recyclables. The yard waste and garbage must be separated from the recyclables.
Yes. People can either call their hauler to return the cart or drop it off themselves at Midwest Fiber here in Decatur.
The cart size is 65 gallons and measures approximately 26”wide X 26” long X 41“ high.
The lid of the cart will contain a specific list of acceptable materials. As a general rule, paper, plastics, metals, glass and cardboard are acceptable. Hazardous materials, plastic grocery bags, light bulbs, window glass panes, electronics and organic matter are not recyclable.
The cart is provided at no additional charge other than your monthly recycling fee. You can register by doing one of the following:
Your hauler will communicate recycling service days in your area.
You may use the 65 gallon blue recycling cart provided by the City, or the 18- gallon plastic bins previously provided to customers.
No, you don’t have to sort the recyclables. They all go in to the same bin/cart. The list of recyclable items includes cardboard, chipboard (cereal boxes, etc.) and junk mail along with the plastics, metals, paper and glass.
