What's the Difference Between Alkaline and Lithium-Ion Batteries? Identification and Proper Disposal We rely more and more on battery-powered devices in our daily lives. Specifically the world is using more and more lithium-ion batteries. In 2023, the world spent a lot of money on them — about [...]
New Solution for Battery Disposal Illinois' Battery Stewardship Act Good for the Environment and Good for Waste Collectors Homewood Disposal is excited to announce the recently enacted Illinois Portable Battery Stewardship Act. This landmark legislation, effective January 1, 2026, aims to revolutionize battery disposal and recycling across the state, [...]
Robots and Recycling How AI and Robotics Clean Up the Recycling Process Every day, Diversified Recycling in East Hazel Crest, Illinois accepts hundreds of tons of mixed recyclables from Chicagoland and NW Indiana residents. In fact, Diversified Recycling is one of the largest recycling sorting facilities in the Midwest. The [...]
AI Online Tool for Customers Homewood Disposal Service Introduces "Wendy the Waste Truck AI" to Upgrade Customer Interaction Homewood, IL – July 2024 – Homewood Disposal Service is thrilled to announce the launch of our latest innovation in customer service: "Wendy the Waste Truck AI." [...]
Protecting Your Account from Check Washing Switching to Online Billing for Added Banking Security What is Check Washing? Check washing involves criminals stealing paper checks out of the mail. The checks are then erased or "washed" using chemicals, resulting in a "blank [...]
How to Properly Dispose of Cicadas Managing the Insect Invasion in Illinois As Illinois braces itself for the emergence of cicadas in 2024, residents are gearing up for a buzzing flurry of activity. With billions of noisy insects expected to emerge from their underground homes, it's [...]
How is My Commercial Garbage Container Delivered? The garbage container delivery process can be a little confusing for new business customers. Many new customers ask "How will you deliver my new garbage container to my business?". [...]
Local Earth Day Events Focus on Education Chicagoland and NW Indiana Earth Day events in 2023 focus on education and environmental stewardship. What is Earth Day? According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Earth Day was first celebrated in the United States in 1970 as a way to [...]
Alternative Fuel Equals Clean Air for Indiana Valparaiso, Indiana Garbage Trucks Run on CNG Fuel Instead of Diesel Fuel On October 12, 2022, Homewood Disposal announced that it began using garbage trucks powered by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in [...]
What Can I Put in My Dumpster? Construction projects can take a long time and produce many types of waste. Materials like wood, shingles, metals, plastic, drywall, trees, plumbing, rock, and dirt are often no longer needed during new construction or demolition. That’s a lot of material to dispose of. In fact, [...]
