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Waste Services Division

 

Permanent Collection Sites

  

COLLECTION ITEM LOCATION DATES TIME

Household Hazardous Waste & Motor Oil Collection

Oil based paint, mercury chemicals, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, etc.  Click here for a more comprehensive list of accepted and not accepted items.

Permanent Regional Site
Naperville Fire Department

1971 Brookdale Road

Naperville, IL  60563

Every Saturday and Sunday (except holidays)

9:00a.m. to 2:00 p.m 

Styrofoam Drop-off

 

Dart Corporation  has opened a Styrofoam Drop-Off  (Recycle # 6 in foam form)  for the public in North Aurora.

Dart Corporation

310 Evergreen Drive

North Aurora, IL 60542

All Year

Open 24 hours

This site accepts food service items (Recycle # 6 in foam form), such as:

  • empty cups, 

  • rinsed foam plates, 

  • take-out containers, 

  • rinsed meat-trays, 

  • foam egg cartons.

It separately accepts some packaging items (no peanuts or items treated with flame retardants).

 

You must bag the material in clear plastic bags, labeled with your name and/or organization and telephone number.

 

Dart Container Corporation does not pay for material delivered or reimburse for shipping.  Dart Corporation also reserves the right to refuse any foam that does not meet the above criteria. 

 

This recycling program is not affiliated with Will County and may be revised or terminated without notification. The Will County Land Use Department provides this as an informational service only.

Residential Electronic Recycling

"Anything with a CHIP will FIT!"

 

For Will County residents only.

No businesses, please.

 

Village of Bolingbrook

 

299 Canterbury Lane

(off of Lily Cache Road between IL Route 53 and Weber Road)

Monday - Friday (except holidays) 7:00a.m. to 3:30p.m.

Channahon Township

 

25461 South Fryer Street, Channahon

(Seven blocks south of US Route 6)

Saturday - All Year

plus

Wednesday - March to October, only

 

(except holidays) 

Sat: 

8:00a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

 

Wed:

3:00p.m. to 7:00p.m. (seasonal)

City of Lockport

Municipal Garage

17112 Prime Blvd., Lockport

Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Manhattan Township

815-478-3123

24645 South Eastern Avenue

(NE Corner of Smith Rd. and Eastern Ave.)

Monday - Friday

 

1st and 3rd Saturday

 

Mon-Fri: 7:00a.m.-3:00p.m.

 

1st & 3rd Sat: 8:00a.m.-noon

 

Village of Mokena

708-479-3927

19004 Wolf Road, Mokena

Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m

Monee Reservoir

27341 Ridgeland Avenue, Monee

708-534-8499

New Lenox Township

815-485-6431

1100 South Cedar Road, New Lenox

Monday - Friday

 

4th Saturday

Mon-Fri: 8:00a.m.-3:00p.m.

 

4th Sat: 9:00a.m.-noon

Reed-Custer School District 255

Intermediate School Maintenance Buildings

815-458-2307

162 South School Street

Enter from School St. (detail map)

Wednesdays only 7:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Sugar Creek Administration Center

17540 W. Laraway Road

Joliet

Monday - Friday (except holidays) 7:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m

Troy Township

 

25358 Seil Road, Shorewood

(West from River Road and Seil Road)

Monday - Friday (except holidays) 7:00a.m. to 3:30p.m.

Washington Township/Village of Beecher

 

30200 Town Center Road 

(New township hall, north of Indiana Avenue)

 

Tuesdays and Thursdays, plus 2nd Saturdays of the month

Tues & Thurs:

9:00a.m. to 3:00p.m.

 

2nd Sat:

8:00a.m. to 12:00p.m

 

Permanent Recycling Centers

Drop-Off Instructions:

For Will County residents & businesses only

Bag shredded paper.

Bring all residentially or business generated recyclable materials to the drop-off site during operational hours.

Remove materials from your vehicle.

Empty plastic bags (excluding bags of shredded paper) of recyclables into the appropriately labeled dumpster (Containers vs Mixed Paper).

Please close lids to prevent blowing of materials or litter issues.

DO NOT TAKE any items that have already been dropped off. Once items have been placed in the box they are part of the Recycling Program.

Channahon Township

 

25461 South Fryer Street, Channahon

(Seven blocks South of Rt. 6)

Saturdays - All Year

Wednesdays - March-October

Sat: 8am-2pm year-round

 

Wed: 3pm-7pm March—October

City of Joliet

815-724-3650

 

818 E. Cass Street

Monday - Friday

8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

City of Lockport

Municipal Garage

17112 Prime Blvd., Lockport

Monday - Friday

7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Plainfield Township

 

22525 W. Lockport Road, Plainfield

(near I-55 overpass)

7 days a week

24 hours, 7 days a week

Reed-Custer School District 255

Between Middle School & Admin. Building

815-458-2307

255 Comet Drive

Use Admin. Entrance (detail map)

7 days a week 24 hours, 7 days a week

Troy Township

 

25358 Seil Road, Shorewood

(West from River Rd & Seil)

7 days a week 24 hours, 7 days a week

Washington Township/Village of Beecher

 

30200 Town Center Road, Beecher

(off Indiana Ave, 1 mile E of Dixie Hwy)

7 days a week 24 hours, 7 days a week

 

Compact Fluorescent Bulb Recycling

 

 

Regular, long-tubed fluorescent bulbs can be disposed of as Household Hazardous Waste

Plum Creek Nature Center

27064 S. Dutton Road

Beecher

Closed Mondays and holidays

Tuesday - Saturday: 

10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Sunday: Noon - 4:00 p.m.

Sugar Creek Administration Center

17540 W. Laraway Road

Joliet

Monday - Friday (except holidays)

7:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

All Will County Home Depot and Ace Hardware (excl. Steger) locations

(independent recycling program)

7 days a week (excluding major holidays)

Normal Business Hours

Pharmaceutical Take-Back

on 8.5" x 14" Legal Sized Paper

 

 

PHARMACY DROP OFF

Basinger’s Pharmacy

Joliet Locations

-City Center 300 N. Ottawa St 

-Essington Road 2202 Essington Road

-Marycrest 2130 W. Jefferson

-Primary Care 2025 S. Chicago St.

 

Bolingbrook Pharmacy

-402 W. Boughton Road - Unit C

 

Doc's Drugs

-Beecher 1277 Dixie Highway

-Braidwood 230 Comet Drive

-Monee 25624 Governors Highway

-Peotone 222 Harlem Avenue

-Wilmington 1101 S. Water Street

7 days a week (excluding major holidays)

8:30a.m. to 9:00p.m.

POLICE STATION DROP-OFF

New Lenox Police Dept.

701 W. Haven Ave.

815-462-6100

7 days a week 24 hours, 7 days a week
       

Household Battery Drop-Off

Please tape over ends

In Partnership with Will County:

Braidwood - Fossil Ridge Public Library

Crete - Crete Public Library

Manhattan - Manhattan Public Library

 

Rechargeable Batteries are accepted at these area retailers:

Best Buy

Home Depot

Radio Shack

Normal Business Hours Normal Business Hours
       

Latex Paint Recycling and Disposal

Select Ace Hardware locations accept Latex Paint for a fee.  Please read the brochure for locations and details. 7 days a week (excluding major holidays) Normal Business Hours

 

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