DuPage County environmental committee approves shredding events, electronics recycling contract and $60,000 Choose DuPage grant

The DuPage County Environmental Committee on Jan. 7 approved three measures to expand resident recycling and sustainability services: county-hosted document-shredding events, an electronics-recycling agreement and a grant to Choose DuPage to manage the Sustainable DuPage program.

The committee approved a recommendation to provide county-hosted document-shredding services through Nov. 30, 2025, with total expenditures not to exceed $8,500; it approved an electronics-recycling agreement for Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2025, with eWORKS Electronic Services and Reverse Logistics Group Americas Inc. (RLG) not to exceed $6,000; and it authorized a grant agreement with Choose DuPage to operate Sustainable DuPage from Jan. 14–Nov. 30, 2025, not to exceed $60,000. Chair Rutledge called the motions and each was approved by voice vote.

The meeting opened with public comment from Kay McKeen, who described a range of reuse and donation activities coordinated with local food pantries and other groups. "We're using those…