The Winnebago Landfill expansion will play an integral role in supporting our local economy

• Safe and responsible disposal of our solid waste is an essential part of making our communities clean, enjoyable and well-managed.
  
• Taxes and other fees will generate over $1.2 million annually for over 20-plus years for the county and local communities.
  
• The Winnebago Landfill employs 12 to 15 people. There will be seasonal
  construction jobs for the expansion. The combination of regular payroll, seasonal construction payroll and purchases of equipment, goods and services translates into over $4 million generated annually for businesses and municipalities.
  
• The landfill staff provides tours and speakers for schools and community groups. The company also donates to local non-profit groups to support their missions throughout the area.
  
• The Winnebago Landfill is locally owned and has been safely and efficiently servicing the region for almost 35 years without incident.
  
• The Winnebago Landfill is an integral part of Winnebago County. We are proud of what we do. The company is not owned by a foreign conglomerate or large out-of-state corporation. The company is local, responsible and approachable.

Benefits of Being Local

Winnebago Reclamation Service runs the Winnebago Landfill. It is a local company doing business on Baxter Road since 1972.

• The Winnebago Landfill has sponsored tables and/or gives donations to many local charities. For example: Earth Day celebrations, Rock River Sweep clean-up efforts, Rockford’s clean-up for America in Bloom competition in 2005, Patriot’s Gateway Youth Wresting Tourney, On the Waterfront, MELD Annual Dinner, Leukemia & Lymphoma Walk for Life, Salvation Army Thanksgiving Dinner Program and local volunteer fire fighters in New Milford and other rural Winnebago County locations.
  
• We have speakers who regularly talk to school groups around the county about the solid waste industry, recycling, etc. We give tours to schools of the landfill – usually about 6 to 8 in a year.
  
• The charitable arm of William Charles is the Howard Charitable Trust. Since it began giving grants in 1983, the Trust has given $3.6 million to charities -- all located in Winnebago County. Recently annual donations have ranged form $130,000 to $180,000. The agencies include the Boys and Girls Clubs, RocVale Children’s Home, Walter Lawson Children’s Home, the YMCA After School Programs, Goldie Floberg, Ken-Rock Community Center, Booker Washington Community Center and Barbara Olson School of Hope.
  
• Our employees are encouraged to participate in the community by being on non-profit boards and committees. That participation usually means the company will pay for a table at the charity’s special event and that the employee writes his/her own personal check to support the agency. Many of our employees also serve on local school boards, church councils; they are soccer coaches, tutors and volunteers. We are part of the community.
  
• William Charles employs over 700 people with a portion of that being union seasonal construction jobs. We are one of the largest locally-owned companies in the area.

The Winnebago Landfill and the William Charles organization make a significant impact on the quality of life in Winnebago County. We employ many qualified people from all walks of life. We use a wide variety of vendors, subcontractors and service provider – all of whom are local. We are local, approachable, responsible and committed to the Rock River Valley. We live here and we care.