Chicago Northern Suburbs Program

Program Launch Date:  September 2024

Chicago Northern Suburbs Participating Locations:

  • Curbside Pickup: Lake County, including Bannockburn, Deerfield, Gurnee, Highland Park, Highwood, Lake Villa, Lincolnshire, North Chicago and Riverwoods; and the unincorporated areas of five townships, including Avon Township, Moraine Township, Shields Township, Warren Township and West Deerfield Township.
  • Drop-Off ONLY: Lake Forest, Lake Bluff

Chicago Northern Suburbs Drop-Off Locations:

  • Lake Forest: 1381 W. Kennedy Road, Lake Forest
  • Lake Bluff: 640 Rockland Road, Lake Bluff

Request a Starter Kit for Curbside Areas Listed Below

Bannockburn, Deerfield, Gurnee, Highland Park, Highwood, Lake Villa, Lincolnshire, North Chicago and Riverwoods; and the unincorporated areas of five townships, including Avon Township, Moraine Township, Shields Township, Warren Township and West Deerfield Township.

Use the link below to request a kit that includes an orange bag for the program and information about how to participate. Limit one per household.

Request a Starter Kit for Curbside Pick-Up

 

Request a Starter Kit for Drop-Off Areas in Lake Bluff or Lake Forest

Residents in Lake Bluff or Lake Forest should utilize the link below to request a starter kit. The kit includes an orange bag for the program and information about how to participate. Orange bags cannot be added to curbside recycling bins at this time. Bags can only be collected at designated drop off locations (see above). Limit one per household.

Request a Starter Kit for Drop-Off

Cook County Illinois map

Where to Buy Orange Bags

Residents can purchase Hefty® ReNew® orange bags at these participating retailers, located in the trash bag aisle.

 

 

Chicago Northern Suburbs, Illinois Program
RetailerAddressCityStateZip
Menards 6401 Grand Ave Gurnee IL 60031
Menards 1860 N Milwaukee Ave Vernon Hills IL 60061
Jewel 890 Western Ave Lake Forest IL 60045
Jewel 855 E Belvidere Rd Grayslake IL 60030
Jewel 1600 W Deerfield Rd Highland Park IL 60035
Jewel 1300 S Milwaukee Ave Libertyville IL 60048
Jewel 6509 Grand Ave Gurnee IL 60031
Jewel 16 S Waukegan Rd Deerfield IL 60015
Jewel 3124 N Lewis Ave Waukegan IL 60087
Jewel 922 N Green Bay Rd Waukegan IL 60085
Jewel 900 E Rollins Rd Round Lake Beach IL 60073
Sunset Foods 4190 IL-83 Long Grove IL 60047
Sunset Foods 825 S Waukegan Rd Lake Forest IL 60045
Sunset Foods 1451 Peterson Rd Libertyville IL 60048
Sunset Foods 1812 Green Bay Rd Highland Park IL 60035
Ace Hardware 1001 Route 59 Antioch IL 60002
Ace Hardware 4806 Grand Ave Gurnee IL 60031
Ace Hardware 1393 Half Day Rd Highland Park IL 60035
Ace Hardware 100 S Old Rand Rd Lake Zurich IL 60047
Ace Hardware 155 Peterson Rd Libertyville IL 60048
Ace Hardware 609 E Hawley St Mundelein IL 60060
Ace Hardware 659 Railroad Ave Round Lake Beach IL 60073
Ace Hardware 425 W Liberty St Wauconda IL 60084
Ace Hardware 3232 N Lewis Ave Waukegan IL 60087
Ace Hardware 2660 Sheridan Rd Zion IL 60099

What We Collect

Learn more about which hard-to-recycle plastic items can be collected in the Hefty ReNew™ program.

Hefty® Responsibility

We believe in the Hefty® Responsibility to make sure hard-to-recycle plastics you collect (program-acceptable) get repurposed and are kept out of landfills.