Illinois Solid Waste Containment Act 415 ILCS 95 requires home-generated sharps to be placed in approved containers and disposed at authorized take-back sites, not regular trash. Cook County DPH publishes SHARP container drop-off locations across suburban municipalities and partner pharmacies.
Under the Illinois Solid Waste Containment Act (415 ILCS 95), residents may not dispose of home-generated needles, syringes, lancets, or auto-injectors in regular household garbage or recycling. Sharps must be packaged in an FDA-cleared sharps container or rigid puncture-resistant container labeled with biohazard markings. The Cook County Department of Public Health, the Illinois EPA, and partner pharmacies maintain drop-off locations across suburban Cook County including hospitals, fire stations, and select Walgreens and CVS pharmacies enrolled in the SHARP Mail-Back program. Stericycle and other licensed medical waste haulers also collect from authorized drop sites. Chicago residents use CDPH and Streets and Sanitation drop-off centers separately, and statewide mail-back kits are available through several IDPH partners.
Disposal of sharps in regular trash violates 415 ILCS 95 and carries civil penalties up to one thousand dollars per violation. Illegal commercial dumping is prosecutable under the Illinois Environmental Protection Act with criminal penalties and remediation orders.
Other ordinances people look up for this city. Green dot = verified primary-source excerpt.
Skokie, IL
Aircraft overflight noise in Skokie is regulated by the FAA, not the Village. Skokie lies within the O'Hare International Airport noise corridor, and residen...
Skokie, IL
Skokie restricts lawn equipment use — including gas and electric leaf blowers — to 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM Monday through Saturday and 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM on Sunda...
Skokie, IL
Skokie enforces a village-wide overnight parking ban from 2:00 AM to 6:00 AM on all public streets. Residents and guests must obtain an overnight parking per...
Skokie, IL
Skokie Village Code Chapter 98 prohibits parking recreational vehicles, boats, trailers, and campers on residential streets or in front yards. RVs and boats ...
Skokie, IL
Skokie prohibits parking of commercial vehicles over 8,000 pounds gross weight on residential streets and driveways overnight. Box trucks, semi-tractors, and...
Skokie, IL
Skokie limits residential fences to 4 feet in front yards and 6 feet in side and rear yards. Corner lots have additional sight-line restrictions at intersect...
Side-by-side rule comparisons with other cities in Cook County.
See how Skokie's syringe disposal rules stack up against other locations.
Help us keep this page accurate. If you notice an error or outdated information, let us know.