Textiles are collected at Will County’s annual spring Textiles Collection Event. There will be a one-day collection event from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., on Friday, October 24, at the County Office Building, 302 N. Chicago Street in Joliet. –Photo submitted.

Will County Executive Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant and the Will County Resource Recovery and Energy Division announced a special, one-day fall Textiles Collection Event for shoes, clothes, and other textiles, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., this Friday, October 24, at the County Office Building, 302 N. Chicago Street in Joliet.

“As our weeklong spring Textiles Collection Event is one of our most popular events of the year, we thought it was important to offer a special opportunity for residents in the fall,” said County

Executive Bertino-Tarrant. “As you’re unpacking your fall and winter clothing and blankets, this is a wonderful opportunity to responsibly recycle unwanted items.”

A truck will be on-site in the County Office Building parking lot to collect items. Accepted items include clothing, coats, shoes, hats, drapes, table linens, beddings, and fabrics of any kind. Items

with mold, mud, or other dirt will not be accepted. Clean items will be reused by a local non-profit and those that are in poor condition will be recycled into insulation, factory rags, and more

For more information, visit www.willcountygreen.com.