The Cook County Department of Environment and Sustainability works to improve the quality of the environment for all residents of Cook County.
Annual payment for a Certificate of Operation (COO) is required if your commercial or industrial facility operates any fuel-burning equipment, process equipment, storage tanks or air pollution control devices. All payments for your COO shall be submitted through the electronic permit processing portal. Further details can be found here.
Please contact certificateofoperations@cookcountyil.gov or call at (312) 603-8200, option 3 if you have any questions.
This is a permanent recycling drop-off facility available to Cook County residents that helps divert millions of pounds of waste and other hard-to-recycle items from regional landfills and water systems. More information about materials accepted at the CHaRM Center can be found here.
You may apply for permits online – see the menu at right on this page. If you need help, email contact information can be found on each page.
You may register environmental complaints by emailing environment@cookcountyil.gov or calling 312-603-8200, option 5.
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Have you seen Cook County’s sustainability webpage?
At Cook County we want to lead by example. At the site you’ll find information about County projects to lower our environmental footprint and our costs.
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